Shantha David named Liberty’s lawyer of the year for leading the fight against employment tribunal fees
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UNISON has won the most significant judicial intervention in the history of British employment law
UNISON has won the most significant judicial intervention in the history of British employment law
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Anyone who has been treated illegally or unfairly at work will no longer have to pay to take their employers to court – as a direct result of UNISON’s legal challenge
UNISON’s legal battle to give people at work the right to access justice – without having to pay expensive fees – when employers break the law goes to the Supreme Court today (Monday). The two-day hearing is the final stage of UNISON’s legal campaign against the introduction of employment tribunal fees, which began back in […]
UNISON welcomes decision that means fight can continue against imposition of fees to take a case to tribunal
Thousands of workers will now be able to claim holiday pay previously denied them thanks to a successful ruling today (Monday) on a case brought by UNISON member Joe Lock. The decision means that from now on the amount that employees get paid for their holiday must be based on both their basic pay and […]
Our members know what’s at stake in proposals to move tribunals into the civil courts system
UNISON call on government comes following the end of the criminal courts charge
UNISON tells select committee that there are 70% fewer claims for justice since tribunal fees were introduced
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 […]
Changes are being introduced to how the employment tribunal system is run, but what will this mean for members?