Solidarity is…
- A union which provides experienced Representatives for Disciplinary and Grievance meetings
- A union which offers help to non-members for an agreed fee
- A union that will help negotiate the best redundancy settlement for you
- A union that will take cases to Employment Tribunals if possible
- A union that can provide individual guidance and support
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St George’s Day: Work, Identity, and the Quiet Politics of a Missed Holiday
St George’s Day arrives each year with a strange kind of weightlessness. England’s flags appear in pub windows, schoolchildren draw dragons, and local councils put on modest parades — yet the country works straight through its own national day. It is a celebration observed in spirit but not in structure, and that tension has become…
Court Decision: Volunteers Are Not Workers Under Employment Law
Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson‑Blake [2021] UKSC 8 This case confirms that a volunteer with no contractual obligation to perform work is not a worker under the Employment Rights Act 1996. The absence of mutuality of obligation and the purely voluntary nature of the arrangement were decisive. Overview This case sits at the intersection…
Procedural Fairness in Employee Dismissals: Kisheva Case
The Unfair Dismissal of a Door Supervisor and the Collapse of Procedural Fairness Overview The dismissal of Ms Yovka Kisheva, a door supervisor employed by Secure Frontline Services Ltd (SFS), is now formally recorded in the law reports as Kisheva v Secure Frontline Services Ltd [2025] EAT 194. It is a case that exposes how…
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