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An ATL member has received £160,000 in compensation after slipping on ice at the school where she worked. The ATL member, who worked as a...

The Office for National Statistics confirms that the number of working days lost due to strike action in 2015 was 170,000 compared with 788,000 in...

Two recent reports show how real the difficulties remain for disabled employees in the workplace. Citizens Advice has published research Working with a health condition...

With the increasing use of “self-employed” roles in today’s “gig economy”[1], there are more and more cases coming to Tribunal concerning employment status and basic...

Where an employer seeks to make redundancies, it’s seen as good practice for the employer to offer voluntary redundancies. It also appeals to an employer...

A bus driver has been awarded compensation after suffering burns to his hand following an accident at work. Unite member Mr Smithers, who worked as...

UK whistleblowing law is inadequate and does not meet most international standards, according to a new report published by international NGO Blueprint for Free Speech...

A Unite member who suffered a fractured ankle following an accident at work has been awarded compensation with the help of Unite Legal Services. Miriam...

This issue has come to light in the media recently, with conflicting decisions from two Advocate Generals causing some controversy. In Bougnaoui and another v Micropole SA (Case...