Campaigners tell the prime minister ‘enough is enough’

The prime minister has been inundated with messages telling her ‘enough is enough’, and urging her to reverse the government’s deadly deregulation drive.  The call coordinated by the Hazards Campaign quickly saw hundreds of ‘e-postcards’ despatched by union safety reps direct to Theresa May’s email inbox.  Thousands more print versions of the ‘We love red … Continue reading Campaigners tell the prime minister ‘enough is enough’

Government can no longer count compensation claims

The government has admitting it no longer has “the expertise” to monitor the number of work-related injury and occupational disease claims. Insurance law firm Weightmans, who produce an annual report on the level of personal injury claims in the UK, disclosed that its annual Freedom of Information request to the Compensation Recovery Unit (CRU) for … Continue reading Government can no longer count compensation claims

‘Massive win’ for UNISON on ‘unlawful’ tribunal fees

Fees for those bringing employment tribunal claims have been ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court, following a long running legal challenge by the public service UNISON.   The Government will now have to repay up to £32m to claimants. It introduced the fees in 2013, saying the measure was intended to reduce the number of malicious … Continue reading ‘Massive win’ for UNISON on ‘unlawful’ tribunal fees