Unite Legal Services has represented thousands of members in personal injury cases including serious injuries, clinical negligence, industrial diseases and also in employment matters. We campaign to defend and improve working conditions for members across a range of sectors.
A five-year legal battle to get haulier, Eddie Stobart Ltd (ESL), to pay the correct rate of holiday pay has resulted in a pay-out of £364,000 for more than 430 drivers.
Unite, the country’s largest…Full story
A former joiner received a six-figure compensation payment after being diagnosed with the asbestos-related disease, mesothelioma.
Over the course of his career, the member had a number of jobs where…Full story
A Unite member has received £16,000 compensation after suffering a deep laceration to his ring finger on his dominant hand during an accident at work.
60-year-old Kenneth Powell was operating a mecha…Full story
A 56-year-old Unite member from Telford has received £8,500 compensation after he was exposed to chemical fumes at work, which caused him to develop dermatitis.
The engineer, who was employed at a fo…Full story
In 2009, the biggest blacklisting scandal in the construction industry’s history was uncovered.
More than 3,000 construction workers’ names were found on a blacklist, which was used to deny trade uni…Full story
