Emma Pitfield

We’ve obtained data showing that more than 7,000 workers have gone to the government’s employment tribunal penalty enforcement scheme since it was launched in 2016 – 75% of them did not get their money That’s £36m in unpaid funds

Court of Appeal rules Ofsted inspector sacked for brushing water off child’s head was unfairly dismissed. In a unanimous judgment, the judges said it was “deeply regrettable” the “experienced inspector with an unblemished record on safeguarding issues” had been sacked unjustifiably. unsn.uk/4kQb1kX

USDAW & Ors v Tesco Stores Ltd [2024] UKSC 28 – Supreme Court restores final injunction to restrain Tesco’s “fire and re-hire”. Oliver Segal KC and @SBrittendenKC represented USDAW instructed by Neil Todd of @ThompsonsLaw oldsquare.co.uk/usdaw-ors-v-te… #tesco #ukemplaw #supremecourt

BREAKING NEWS: Landmark equal pay win for thousands of workers against Next. More than 3,500 current & former store staff of national retailer Next have won their six-year legal fight for equal pay. @Eli2a3ethGeorge and her team represent the store workers ow.ly/vJB950T78KL

🚨BREAKING: High Court rules government’s Windrush failings are unlawful "Ministers must treat all people with dignity and respect, and act with integrity. The hope is the next government will act quickly to make amends to this disgraceful chapter in our history," UNISON gen sec @cmcanea Congratulations to the @UNISON_Legal team, led by @ShanthaDavid Read more: unison.org.uk/news/2024/06/h…

Testimony from @Narmadha was part of the #Windrush case against the Home Office in the High Court this week. @UNISON_Legal was represented by @ShanthaDavid and @emma_pitfield The bravery of those standing up and speaking truth to power is movingly captured here by Narmada ⏬

1. The UK Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights (@HumanRightsCtte) has published a preliminary analysis of the Rwanda Bill. Here's a short thread with some key excerpts. committees.parliament.uk/publications/4…

Speech by Lady Rose on The Law on Status in the Gig Economy, with citations of several scholars including @PGiliker @JeremiasPrassl and @abicadams supremecourt.uk/docs/speech-23…

OSC's @MichaelFordQC , @StuartBrittend1 & @thebigbogg will be appearing in the @UKSupremeCourt today in the case of Secretary of State for Business and Trade v Mercer - instructed by @brucerobin of @unisontheunion, representing Mercer. Streaming from 10am supremecourt.uk/live/court-01.…

2 big #ukemplaw hearings starting tomorrow. 1st Mercer in the Supreme Court on the breadth of the s.146 TULRCA protection for engagement in strike action vis-a-vis Art 11 2nd, Omooba in the EAT on social media, protected beliefs, separability & doubtless a look at Higgs v Farmor.

UK SC judgment in the Deliveroo case supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-202… Bad news for @IWGBunion as the SC held that its riders are not in an 'employment relationship' for the purposes of A11 ECHR. The 'substitution clause' in their contract proved fatal to the claim - paras 69-70 👇

Sleeping on the streets is not a lifestyle choice. We don’t have nearly enough affordable homes & rents are soaring, leaving people destitute and forced to sleep rough. [🧵1/4] ft.com/content/ccf9c2…

BREAKING: Agnew judgment @unisontheunion led victory @UKSupremeCourt finds: gap of 3 months or more between a series of linked underpayments of wages will no longer defeat claims: unison.org.uk/news/2023/10/s… Thanks as always @MichaelFordQC &NikiNewbegin @OldSqChambers @ShanthaDavid

The House of Lords has amended the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill to remove the important proposed provisions relating to harassment at work by third parties as well as watering down preventative duties on employers @IERUK ier.org.uk/news/house-of-…

Delighted to have been involved in this important case alongside my colleagues @Adam_Creme and @brucerobin at @UNISON_Legal and @MichaelFordQC, @StuartBrittend1, @Serena_cw and @emilyc_skinner at @OldSqChambers lawgazette.co.uk/legal-updates/…

Members of @OldSqChambers successful in judicial review of agency worker regulations. Judgment was handed down in the case of R (ASLEF and others, UNISON and the NASUWT) v The Secretary of State for Business and Trade (KB) [2023]. #ukemplaw oldsquare.co.uk/members-of-old…

Oliver Segal KC and Melanie Tether acted for 11 trade unions instructed by @richardbs8 of @ThompsonsLaw. @MichaelFordQC, @StuartBrittend1, @Serena_cw & @emilyc_skinner acted for @unisontheunion and was instructed by @Adam_Creme, @brucerobin & @emma_pitfield of UNISON.

So proud to report that @unisontheunion has won its JR vs the govt’s introduction of the agency regulations which allowed strike breaking. Regs quashed. Another stonking win for UNISON. @MichaelFordQC @StuartBrittend1 @Serena_cw @brucerobin & @cmcanea for backing our judgement

Over 2,000 Next store staff who are taking legal action against the national retailer for equal pay have won the second and crucial stage in their legal battle, which ruled their jobs are equal to warehouse jobs. They are represented by @Eli2a3ethGeorge leighday.co.uk/news/news/2023…