Category: Legal Services
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Nu-Track worker wins compensation for ‘unfair dismissal’
Unite claims Tribunal decision shows benefit of union membership Unite Regional Officer, George Brash, welcomed the decision of the Employment Tribunal which found that a Unite shop steward at Nu-Track had been unfairly dismissed by the employer in January 2017. “The Industrial Tribunal found that Mark Pearson a Unite Shop Steward had been unfairly dismissed…
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Unite victory will mean compensation of more than £10 million paid to blacklisted workers
The biggest ‘blacklisting’ scandal in UK construction industry history has seen the court case end in victory as 256 workers are set to receive more than £10 million in compensation. May 9th: Unite’s Regional Industrial Officer for Ireland, Maurice Cunningham confirmed pay-outs for those affected could range from £25,000 up to £200,000 per claimant, depending…
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Employment Tribunal finds in favour of Dunnes Stores worker denied union representation
Unite Legal Services victory results in Coleraine worker being awarded £400 compensation September 24th: Unite Regional Officer, Philip Oakes, welcomed the decision of the Tribunal which found that Dunnes stores had breached the legislation twice: “Unite Legal Services took this case on behalf of a Dunnes Store worker who had been denied union representation at…
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Unite-sponsored public meeting in Belfast tonight on the threat posed to Justice and Welfare by Legal Aid changes
Changes to Legal Aid eligibility combined with Welfare Reform changes will leave working-class without recourse to justice August 12th: Unite’s community membership branch in West Belfast will host a public information meeting on the threat posed by the legal aid cuts in the community centre on Glentilt street tonight (12th August 2015) at p.m. Speakers…
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Fourth Annual Jimmy Brown debate focusses on stark challenges facing working class
The Jimmy Brown debate is an opportunity for trade unionists to discuss strategic issues of concern of relevance to the trade union movement in Britain and Ireland. The key note speaker at this year’s event held on May 22nd was Keith Ewing, Professor of Public Law at King’s College London and co-author of two of Britain’s…