Rising emotional strain and stress among local Government employees
It is clear that in a time of austerity cuts and diminishing resources in local government it is the workers that are bearing the brunt of this both emotionally and physically as employees are tasked with attempting to maintain services at the level expected of them by the public despite cuts. In a recent…
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Suffered An Injury from a Defective Product?
Have you ever suffered an injury as a result of a defective product? We obviously expect the products we use to work and be free from defects that will cause injury, unfortunately that isn’t always the case. Our specialist solicitors are experienced in successfully handling claims and winning against some of the biggest manufacturers and…
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Facing Bullying at Work? – We can help
Many employees face problems at work, these could be bullying or harassment or other workplace issues, and sometimes these problems can culminate in making you very unhappy at work. As employment law experts we strongly agree with the advice from the National Bullying Helpline, when it comes to being bullied. DO NOT RESIGN…
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Maternity Discrimination
It’s 2015, and women who take maternity leave are still being discriminated against – this is wrong on every level and must stop. Some recent high profile cases have made the headlines recently plus Oakwood Solicitors have successfully won claims for many new mums over recent years. Maternity campaign group, Maternity Action, believes that as…
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Women are just as valuable as Men
When Julie Humphryes was edged out of her £105,000 architect job at Yoo after the birth of her second child she decided that she needed to challenge the company she had been loyal to for eight years. Ms Humphryes, 44, was awarded £406,000 by the Central London Employment Tribunal after they agreed that she had…
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Harassment at Work : Should you claim compensation?
If you are suffering harassment at work and it can be proved that your employer a) knew about it and b) did nothing to prevent it, then you should look into making a claim for compensation against your employer. UK law states that employers are responsible for the general safety of their employees while they…
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Are you Experiencing ‘Burnout’?
As much as your employer would like you work later and harder at every given opportunity, the problem of employees overworking and ‘burning out’ can actually prove to be counterproductive, leading to employees taking more time off for stress related illness and is a common reason why businesses underperform. So what are the typical…
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The Queen’s speech and the European Union
The Queen’s speech on 27 May mentioned the government’s proposals for the EU Referendum Bill which includes changing the UK’s relationship with the European Union (“EU”) and the referendum as to whether the UK should still be a member of the EU. The government has stated that the public vote will take place by 2017…
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Review of Employment Tribunal Fees Announced
The government has now announced its review of the impact of Employment Tribunal fees. It is anticipated that this will be completed by the end of the year. The aim of the review is assess the impact of fees in the Tribunal system, including the fee remission scheme, to determine how successful this has been…
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