FREE Grievance Letter Template
You have found this page because you have a grievance with your employer and you would like a free grievance letter template to send to them. A free grievance letter template is good because it allows you to quickly send a generic letter to your employer or boss to help resolve a personal problem that you have at…
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Pedestrians, stay safe on the road as Winter draws close
We all know about the Highways code for keeping safe whilst driving, but did you know that it had a large section written to help keep pedestrians safe! Not every safety tip is in there, so here are our top tips from Claire Sutton, one of our RTA Team Leaders. Be Seen Rush hours are…
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Botched job at the heart of the legal aid system – revealed by whistleblower
In a week when criminal defence firms are due to find out if they have won one of a reduced number of contracts to provide 24-hour duty solicitor cover at police stations from the Legal Aid Agency (LAA), Freddie Hurlston (a former employee of the LAA) made contact with the Law Gazette, and made a…
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If only Volkswagen had embraced Whistleblowing
As the fallout from one of the biggest scandals in corporate history continues to roll on, one key question on commentators’ lips is “Why did no-one speak out earlier?” Well the truth of the matter is, according to Bild, the national German daily newspaper, that a VW engineer did warn the giant carmaker that…
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How should employers deal with stress
Tomorrow is World Mental Health Day, and far from celebrating the fact that businesses “get it” when it comes to employees and stress, unfortunately they don’t! We see a very complex relationship between environmental factors at work, stress at work and overall health of employees, but often this either just isn’t seen or understood…
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Van Der Lans v KLM – technical problems are not extraordinary circumstances
On 17 September 2015 the European Court of Justice ruled that technical faults on aircrafts are not extraordinary circumstances under EU regulation 261/2004 (“The Regulations”). In other words, airlines will not be able to deny a passenger compensation where a delayed flight has occurred due to a technical fault. The Decision The court made it…
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Driving Safely in Wet Weather Conditions
Each year, thousands of car accidents occur on wet roads and in poor driving conditions in the rain, some of which result in fatalities. As we enter the darker, wetter seasons, the chances of such an accident occurring rise significantly. John James (RTA Solicitor at Oakwood Solicitors) takes a look at how we can all…
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Grandparents to receive shared parental leave and pay
Legally, from 2018, grandparents will have the right to shared parental leave. Shared parental leave comes after Conservative government announced at their party conference in Manchester last week. “This is a modern Conservative policy that backs working families and gives them the freedom to choose what will work best for them,” Chancellor of the…
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Oakwood Solicitors announces appointment of New Director, Richard Coulthard
Oakwood Solicitors, a full service law firm based in Leeds, is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Coulthard as a new Director with immediate effect. Richard Coulthard’s appointment comes just eight weeks after the firm announced the MBO with Abbie Keech taking over as Managing Director. Richard Coulthard will be responsible…
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