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British Airways Flight Delays

Airlines need to 'man-up' and admit that often they just aren't up to the task of transporting passengers in a reliable manner, constantly. The recent issues with British Airways and their 'Operational Glitch' is a great example as most flight delays across the globe are now thought to be computer glitches rather than the weather than most airlines would have us all believe.

Computer says no?

British Airways has been forced to cancel some flights in recent days and is now dealing with a number of delayed flights due...

Oakwood Solicitors appoints Tim Fieldhouse as Head of Industrial Disease Team

Leeds law firm Oakwood Solicitors has appointed Tim Fieldhouse as Head of Industrial Diseases. Tim joins the firm from Eatons where he has spent the last five years as an Industrial Disease solicitor; he qualified in 2005 and spent time at national law firm Thompsons undertaking his training contract there. Managing Partner Abbie Keech said:…

Impending Changes to the Taxation of Termination Payments

HMRC has finally published its draft legislation amending the taxation of termination payments. The changes are intended to come into force in April 2018, and the major changes proposed are as follows: All payments in lieu of notice (PILONs) would be made taxable, even if they are non-contractual. Currently contractual PILON clauses do attract deductions…

Victimisation and Knowledge of Protected Disclosures

Is it automatically unfair to dismiss an employee under s.103A Employment Rights Act (ERA) for making protected disclosures, if the person who took the decision to dismiss had incomplete knowledge of the original protected disclosure and the decision maker was intentionally misled that the reason for the dismissal was performance?   Yes, held the Employment…

Oakwood Solicitors Saved My Business

Many of our Debt Recovery clients turn to us because they are desperate for the money they are owed to reinvest back into their businesses; whether this is in the form of wages, stock, advertising or expansion. We had one such client recently who was owed just over £10,000 from two different customers, as with…

Cyclist almost knocked off bike in North London

Video has emerged (below) of a row that started when a cyclist was almost knocked off his bike by the driver of a Toyota Prius; this in turn has started a debate as to whether the cyclist or the driver of the car were to blame for the incident that occurred as the cyclist was…

Four ways to make the most of your #4pmfinish today

Friday is finally here, but this isn’t just your regular Friday, this is Red Bull’s National 4pm Finish Day, which means that workers all over the UK are looking to smash through all of their days work, so they can comfortably finish early. If your boss will allow you to get away early for the…

Health and Safety in the Workplace – Harrison Ford Leg Break

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…(or at Pinewood Studios to be precise) Star Wars: The Force Awakens star Harrison Ford, who plays Han Solo in the film, was involved in a workplace incident in which he broke multiple bones in his leg. The cause of the injury was from human error…