UnionLine
Your Trade Union Law Firm

The trade union law firm, the first call for the legal needs of GMB members

UnionLine is your law firm - owned by GMB for GMB members. It’s an added and unique benefit of your GMB membership.

UnionLine provide legal services to members throughout the UK, working with selected specialist panel firm partners to provide local and specialist support for employment and personal injury claims where needed.

UnionLine services include:

Free Personal Injury claims for you & your family*
Discounted probate and trust services
Discounted family law representation
Legal advice helpline
Free will writing service**
Discounted conveyancing

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UnionLine Services

Find out more about the services offered by UnionLine to GMB members.

Legal Advice Line

UnionLine was established to provide a broad range of legal services to GMB members.

Personal Injury Claim

Had an accident that wasn't your fault? Get free GMB legal representation and keep 100% of your compensation.

Will Writing Service

Unionline offers a free simple will writing service for GMB members, with discount rates if you require something more complex.

Online Advice

Looking for advice with a legal issue? Start here in our online legal advice section.

Discrimination

Workers and employees are protected from discrimination due to a ‘protected characteristics’.

Grievances

A grievance is the first formal stage in resolving workplace issues. This section will explain more…

Employment Tribunals

This section explains about employment tribunals, when they are benefical and the types of common…

Sickness Absence

This page covers the reporting of ascene, short and long term sickness absence, sick pay and…

Automatic Unfair Dismissal

This page covers automatic unfair dismissal and how it could be handled.

Changes to T&C

This page covers the reporting of ascene, short and long term sickness absence, sick pay and…

Family Friendly Rights

This page covers your rights on maternity, paternity, shared, adoption and upaid parental leave for…

Flexible Working Requests

This page covers the reporting of absence, short and long term sickness absence, sick pay and…

Employment Cases

This page provides general guidance on the time limits for the most common claims.

What members say...

Dont just take our word for it, read the benefits UnionLine has brought to GMB members.

The help given was more than I expected and I can't thank them enough.

GMB North West & Irish member.

I could not have asked for a better solicitor.

GMB Southern Region member.

The compensation was far more than I was expecting.

Jennifer

GMB Southern Region member.

UnionLine were fantastic from start to finish. Overall a great service.

GMB London Region member.

UnionLine lets you keep the sum of money that you win. I am glad that GMB have this service for members.

GMB London Region member.

Kept me incredibly well informed and offered expert guidance.

GMB Northern Region member.

Made a daunting process easy and smooth.

Joshua Pedley

GMB Birmingham & West Midlands member.

I was really pleased with the compensation UnionLine was able to achieve for me.

Michael

Wales & South West Region member.

It's been an absolute pleasure having the UnionLine team represent me.

Brian