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Equity member receives settlement for injury on film set

Sally Hawkins needed Equity’s help when she was injured on a film set and the insurance company refused to pay. Sally was filming a ‘fight...

06th Nov 2012
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TSSA member compensated after accident at work

“This was always about getting the company to change a bad system. It was never about the money,” says Jacqueline, an engineer with a rail...

06th Nov 2012
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£18,525 for violently assaulted teacher

In late 2008 a member of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers was patrolling the school entrance when he noticed a pupil smoking. Following the...

06th Nov 2012
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Are unfair references lawful?

It is possible for a reference to be unfair and yet lawful? The Court of Appeal thinks so. In Jackson v Liverpool City Council, the...

06th Nov 2012
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New Employment Rights Blog update

Government’s ‘business-friendly’ approach really means: weakening workers’ rights and making it harder for an average person to get justice against an employer which acts unlawfully...

06th Nov 2012
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QualitySolicitors Lindley Clough boosted by new legal network

A Bradford law firm has won hundreds of new clients through a pioneering initiative with a leading high street retailer to combat a threat to...

06th Nov 2012
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JUAC calls for improved asbestos management in schools

Leeds, 10 October 2011 – The nation’s education trade unions today renewed calls for government to proactively manage asbestos in schools following the recent publication...

06th Nov 2012
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Stockton Council told to alert former teachers and students about asbestos diseases

Leeds, 10 October 2011 – An asbestos victim’s son today called on local government to alert his late father’s former colleagues and pupils that they...

06th Nov 2012
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UK Supreme Court backs pleural plaques compensation law

Insurance companies have failed in a legal bid to scrap the right of people in Scotland to claim damages for an asbestos-related condition. The UK...

06th Nov 2012