Safe Cycling
Just like with all journeys, whether it’s walking, running, cycling or driving, it is important to plan your journey. This involves knowing the route you’re going to take and ensuring you take into account circumstances such as tiredness, traffic conditions, the weather etc. A tip for new inexperienced cyclists to avoid hazards is to use…
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Leeds Law Firm staff complete charity Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge
Staff from Leeds Law Firm Oakwood Solicitors (more…) WHAT TO DO NEXT Get in touch today for a no-obligation consultation. Choose one of the methods on the right-hand side of this page, or call us on 0113 200 9720 to find out how we can help you.
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Do I need an Employment Lawyer?
Probably at some time in your working life you will have the need for an employment lawyer, especially if you are not happy with the way your employer has treated you. An employment lawyer, for example, will help you through the process of filing a grievance against your employer and will work with you and…
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Before you resign YOU MUST READ THIS
If you are resigning because you have found a new job, then congratulations and you can send a straightforward resignation letter to your employer. However, if you are resigning for any other reason then please take this word of warning from an Employment Solicitor. In the letter you hand to your boss, you must make…
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The Trade Union Act 2016 becomes law
In 2015 the government announced a series of reforms to ensure that strikes can only proceed where there has been a clear and positive democratic mandate from union members. The intention was to reduce disruption to millions of people whilst upholding the ability to strike. On 4 May 2016 the Trade Union Bill received Royal…
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Crush Accidents At Work
Crush accidents at work can cause some of the most severe injuries and can sometimes even result in fatalities. There are a number of work place regulations that state that companies need to have reasonable measures in place to protect their employees against such risks, including having appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), providing employees with…
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Action for Brain Injury Week 2016
This year ‘Action for Brain Injury Week’ is the week 9 – 15 May. The annual awareness week highlights the importance of seeking medical attention should you feel ill in any way after an accident, particularly after a head injury. This year’s campaign will focus upon concussion in sport. Progress has been made in elite…
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It’s All In Your Head
A book published in 2015 by Suzanne O’Sullivan, a medic who now specialises in treating patients with epilepsy, focuses on psychosomatic illness which she says is more common than is diagnosed. She considers that where there is no physical disease but symptoms are suffered, then the illness must be psychosomatic; she estimates that 70% of…
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GMC seeks to reduce number of misconduct investigations
Recent proposals from the General Medical Council (GMC), the regulator of doctors, aim to ease the burden on doctors by reducing the number of investigations it conducts in relation to allegations of misconduct or poor treatment by doctors. The GMC is an independent organisation that is responsible for registering doctors to practise in the UK.…
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