Grenfell Tower Inquiry update Rule 13
Asbestos
Asbestos, a “hidden killer”, remains a serious health risk in the UK, with approximately 5,000 people dying each year from asbestos-related illnesses. Asbestos can lie dormant for decades, and about 1.5 million buildings in the UK still contain asbestos that could pose a health risk if disturbed. If...
Accidents at work – know your rights
Thompsons solicitors see first-hand the impact on workers (and their families) when management treat health and safety as just a box-ticking exercise. That is why we fight the cases but also campaign with the FBU to promote proper health and safety in the workplace. Making a legal claim All...
Fire Brigades Union wins in Employment Appeals Tribunal
Fire Brigades Union wins in Employment Appeals Tribunal FBU wins landmark Tribunal case against former Executive Council member Lay officials are not Union employees, Employment Tribunal rules Employment Appeals Tribunal categorically overturns original judgement New judgement “a relief for the...
Safe passage for refugees
Paul O’Connor of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) explains why it is fighting the government in court Since 2021 PCS has been engaged in litigation against the Home Office on behalf of our members who deliver the UK’s asylum and immigration system and of vulnerable refugees whom the...
Legal Beagle
What does the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill mean for members? The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill would allow employers to serve “work notices” on trade unions organising industrial action in “relevant services” in which the government would be entitled to set minimum service levels...
Contemptuous of democracy
Government’s legislation to stop public sector workers taking effective strike action is unprecedented since wartime, says the Institute of Employment Rights The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill has only six pages and, if and when it becomes law, would replace the Transport (Minimum Service...
Legal Beagle
Amid talk of how employers and government might react to industrial action in the fire and rescue service, Thompsons Solicitors set out the legal position. Fire and rescue services (FRSs) have a legal obligation to provide cover Under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004. The Civil Contingencies...
Legal Beagle
Trade union law specialist Neil Todd of Thompsons Solicitors, on recent sackings of P&O workers The sacking of 800 workers by P&O showed a shocking disregard for the most basic principles of employment law. The company’s wholesale failure to engage in any collective consultation, as required under...
FBU deal 'big step forward'
The FBU has taken a big step forward in winning pension justice for retained firefighters, by reaching a formal agreement with the Home Office and fire employers. This agreement means that many retained firefighters in England will have more of their career taken into account when their pension...
