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 Polish heavy goods vehicle driver has successfully sued his employer for £14,850 after a tribunal ruled he was unfairly dismissed and racially victimised at his place of work.
53-year-old Mr Stanis…Full story
Unite Legal Services has helped a member to secure £10,000 in compensation for the skin damage he contracted from working in an aircraft parts fabrication factory.
The member worked as a setter for a…Full story
Alan Jones contracted a disabling lung disease after being exposed to asbestos as a former dockyard worker employed by the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
He worked as a health physics monitor at Naval do…Full story
Unite, the UK’s largest union has branded Northampton General Hospital’s banning of 78 biomedical scientists from the workplace a ‘disgraceful abuse of power’ and has vowed to do what it takes to sett…Full story
Further cuts to legal aid will narrow the choice for those seeking justice, as many legal organisations face closure, says a new survey from Unite, the country’s largest union.
The findings are revea…Full story