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But since then, the government has refunded just £6.6m despite collecting £32m in fees from claimants who had previously […]

Unfortunately, the burden of fees to challenge an employer still rests on the shoulders of the worker/employee, even where they are […]

UNISON call on government comes following the end of the criminal courts charge

UNISON has today (Wednesday) vowed to take its battle to the Supreme Court after the Court of Appeal rejected its appeal against the government’s introduction of employment tribunal fees. Describing this case as ‘troubling’, the Court of Appeal expressed a ‘strong suspicion that so large a decline [in claims] is unlikely to be accounted for […]

UNISON has won a landmark court victory today (Friday) that makes it much harder for employers to ignore staff when making major changes in the workplace. The Court of Appeal ruling means that for the first time employers will be obliged to consult with unions around any workplace issues that affect their members. Until now, […]

Almost 200 victories in a month shows the value of the union’s personal injury legal assistance scheme, which is free to use, win or lose

UNISON believed this would get in the way of workers’ access to justice, so we took the government to court. If you haven’t read about the case, you can find the whole story here. But for now […]

UNISON provides quality legal services for employment-related and non-work issues at no extra cost to members and their family. In fact, UNISON provides the broadest range of legal help to union members in the UK

We take a quick look back at some of the highlights of our first three decades

Elsewhere, UNISON responded to the government’s consultation  on proposed changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) warning them to “think again”. The proposals would allow higher […]

Judges commend Supreme Court victory as ‘a result that makes a real difference to a great many people’

As local rep Allison Parker (above)  from Torquay hospital stated: “Thanks to our union and Thompsons, we […]

Back in January this year, the government produced its long-awaited review of the impact of fees. It showed there’d been a 70% drop in the […]

She’s currently fighting a case in the South West, involving three local authorities who have banded together in a company and are trying to cut the terms and conditions of […]

"The fact that only 9% of claimants received their fees back when government predicted in 2012 that this would be as high as 53% shows that the system is not delivering for […]