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How we won almost £30,000 for a sponsored care worker whose employer failed to provide any work
An employment tribunal ruling has awarded our client, Shabin Shaji, almost £30,000 after his employer denied him any work. The Home Office must take accountability for the systemic exploitation of migrant carers like him.
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We're hiring: Senior Campaigns and Digital Engagement Officer
We're looking for a motivated individual to turn legal wins and policy ambitions into a public movement, and mobilise our supporters to show up, speak up, and fund our mission.
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Employment Tribunals in crisis: The blind spot in the ‘New Deal for Working People
Claimants seeking resolution at the employment tribunal are facing record-high backlogs, effectively stripping workers of their ability to enforce their rights, new research from the Work Rights Centre reveals.
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£173K
Recovered for people exploited by their employers
481
People supported to understand and secure their immigration status
184
Frontline professionals trained in immigration and employment advice
415
People supported with one-on-one employment legal advice
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The government has no clue what it's like to be a migrant or low-paid worker in Britain today.
Yet they are making policies such as doubling the route to settlement and changing the immigration rules that will affect millions of people's lives.
We need to tell them.
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After six months of sexual harassment and a traumatic assault, Sofia* was forced to leave her job at a local shop. We took her boss to the tribunal and won £55,000 for discrimination and wage theft. Abuse must not go unpunished. Please donate to help us demand justice for victims of workplace abuse.
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War forced Olga to flee Ukraine, but a sudden policy change left her 11-year-old son, Mykyta, stranded. Our legal team fought for six months to reunite them. Families belong together. Please donate to help us reunite families torn apart by the Home Office’s thoughtless immigration policy.
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Fired for attending a midwife appointment, Agnes was denied her basic rights and wrongly labeled "self-employed." We fought back, winning her £19,694 for pregnancy discrimination. No worker should face discrimination alone. Donate today to fund the legal experts who hold exploitative employers accountable.
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Kiran was scammed out of £22,000 for what he thought was a legitimate care job, only to be dismissed without a single day’s pay. We fought his exploitation, securing over £16,000 in life-changing interim relief. Please donate to help us fight for justice for exploited and scammed migrant care workers.
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Underpaid and isolated on a farm with just £130 left, Kyrgyz seasonal worker Kalysbek faced financial ruin after reporting injustice. Our intervention helped him secure a new placement and a second chance. Donate to support our work improving working conditions for migrant workers on UK farms.
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Marcin moved to the UK from Poland in 2007, but did not realise he needed to secure his immigration status under the EUSS scheme after Brexit. Without the right to work, he was left undocumented and homeless. A cancer diagnosis only made matters worse. We secured his Settled Status, restoring his right to live and work in the UK. Please donate to fund our immigration team’s life-changing work.
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