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Unite's response to Co-operative Bank job losses and branch closures
Unite has expressed disappointment at the announcement by The Co-operative Bank to make job losses, close bank branches and halt all recruitment. The… Read news article -
Co-op’s preferred employment agency faces legal action over ‘bogus self-employment’
Britain’s largest union, Unite, announced today (Thursday 8 June) that it was preparing legal action against an employment agency supplying drivers fo… Read news article -
Andrew's story
Delivery driver compensated £100,000 following lift accident … Read full story -
Iain's Story
Unite member receives £7,500 in compensation following a finger injury. … Read full story -
Heathrow catering company snubs furlough extension and plans to sack more than 1,000 workers
A Heathrow Airport catering company, whose biggest customer is British Airways, has snubbed the government’s extension of furlough until December as i… Read news article -
Neil's story
member secures compensation for years of workplace disability discrimination … Read full story -
Unite applies for core participant status in the Grenfell Tower public inquiry
Britain’s largest union, Unite announced today (Tuesday 4 July) that it was providing legal representation for a number of the families involved in th… Read news article -
'Bogus' self-employment in the road haulage industry to come under spotlight at employment tribunal
The use of ‘sham and bogus’ employment practices and agency worker abuses in the road transport industry is going to be tested at an employment tribun… Read news article -
Unite Legal Services wins action for ZSL London Zoo catering workers
Unite Legal Services has won a claim on behalf of all catering staff who transferred from London Zoo to Charlton House Catering (trading as Ampersand)… Read news article -
Dale’s story
Unite member receives £5,000 for hearing loss. … Read full story -
Argos drivers’ move to Eddie Stobart sparks strike
The row over Argos’ plans to transfer 96 drivers in Leicestershire to controversial haulier Eddie Stobart Ltd (ESL) has now sparked two sets of strike… Read news article -
Unite Legal Services secures compensation for member after fall at work
A floor co-ordinator suffered facial lacerations and injuries to her shoulder and leg after tripping in the chiller whilst collecting food for her tro… Read news article -
Anti-blacklisting groups rally behind Unite Legal Services’ High Court Case
The Blacklist Support Group campaigned alongside the Hillsborough Justice Campaign, the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign and the Justice for Shrews… Read news article -
Argos drivers’ move to Eddie Stobart ignites new outsourcing row
Controversial haulier, Eddie Stobart Ltd (ESL), is set to become embroiled in another outsourcing row as Argos is gearing up to transfer 96 drivers to… Read news article -
Work isn’t paying, leaving millions facing painful choices this Christmas, warns Unite
Work for increasing numbers of people doesn’t pay, leaving millions facing painful choices this Christmas, Britain’s largest union, Unite, warned toda… Read news article -
Unite says Heathrow airport plans to fire and rehire workers further undermines a vulnerable industry
Unite has reacted with deep concern following reports that Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) is to begin the formal process of firing and rehiring worker… Read news article -
‘Creeping culture’ of ‘fire and rehire’ across retail and distribution sectors, warns Unite
A line in the sand needs to be drawn over ‘the creeping culture’ of ‘fire and rehire’ across the retail, distribution and logistics industries, Unite,… Read news article -
Unite Legal Services achieves ‘double victory’ for Clapham and Streatham counsellors
Unite members providing talking therapy services have been successful in their unfair dismissal and failure to consult claims against their employers,… Read news article -
Argos drivers’ move to Eddie Stobart sparks strike ballot over job fears
The simmering row over Argos’ plans to transfer 96 drivers in Leicestershire to controversial haulier Eddie Stobart Ltd (ESL), has now escalated to a… Read news article -
NHS can expect ‘no financial mercy’ by leaving the EU, Unite warns
Right-wing Brexit minister, Priti Patel, is ‘playing fast and loose with the truth’ by claiming that by leaving the EU there would be a cash boost to… Read news article -
Unite calls for action on workplace death delays
Friends and families who have lost loved ones to workplace fatalities are having to wait an agonising three years four months to secure justice, accor… Read news article -
Unite describes CITB job cuts and restructuring as a ‘hammer blow’ for Norfolk and construction industry
Unite, the largest union in the UK construction industry and the principal union at the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), has expressed ang… Read news article -
Unite Legal Services: Weekly coronavirus COVID-19 latest news round-up – 1 September 2020
At Unite Legal Services, we’ve collated the latest news and information regarding employment matters and workers’ rights in relation to coronavirus CO… Read news article -
Heathrow workers secure pay offer as strikes are called off
Strikes due to begin at Heathrow Airport tomorrow (2 April) have been postponed after an offer on pay and future working conditions was agreed followi… Read news article -
Scott B's story
Failure to provide safe walkways results in member sustaining severe shoulder injury … Read full story