Gender Pay Gap Reporting: What You Need to Know
The gender pay gap is the difference between male and female earnings. Statistics show on average today women are earning what men earned in 2006. The Government has published the draft The Equality Act (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2016. The draft Regulations set out the framework for the new gender pay reporting requirements;…
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Johnson & Johnson to pay $72m (£51m) in case linking baby powder to ovarian cancer
American court have ordered the giant cosmetic company, Johnson & Johnson, to pay the family of a woman who died from ovarian cancer the sum as it’s alleged that the cancer was caused by talcum powder. The Missouri jury made the decision as they were persuaded that there was a link between the everyday bathroom…
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Motorcycle Accident Compensation Claim Win For £400,000
Oakwood Solicitors were instructed to handle a personal injury claim by Mr W to help him recover compensation following a serious motorcycle road traffic accident that he had been involved in September 2010 Mr W, was a very competent rider, and during his morning commute a car pulled across his path, he hit the car…
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Star Wars not immune to prosecution
It might be the most successful movie ever at the UK box office, however the most anticipated film of the year has not managed to outgun the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) who has brought four criminal charges against Foodles Production (UK) Ltd (a subsidiary of Disney) after a hydraulic metal door on the Pinewood…
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Dog microchipping laws: What do the changes mean for you and mans best friend?
Changes originally planned three years ago means that from 6th April 2016 all dogs need to be microchipped, and the chip details need to be linked to the current owners contact details in order to be fully compliant with the new legislation. Dogs still need to wear a collar and tag that states the…
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Help for Tenants
It’s not always easy being a tenant; it sometimes seems that landlords are being given greater powers; tenants can be worried about upsetting Landlords as “revenge” evictions are seen as commonplace; plus increasing living costs are putting pressure on the ability to pay rents If you think that you might be struggling to pay your…
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Tenancy deposit protection (TDP) – more needs to be done
Recent research has indicated that around 300,000 landlords are estimated to be not placing tenant deposits into a government-backed scheme. This is despite a government crackdown last June that could mean landlords facing the risk of a heavy fine. A report by the Centre of Economics Business Research shows a total of £514 million…
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Is the right to respect for private life and correspondence breached if employers monitor employees?
In a landmark case the European Court of Human Rights have ruled that employers have the right to read personal messages sent on private messaging platforms during work hours. In the ruling, it was decided that a Romanian company was within its rights to read messages of a deeply personal nature, which one of…
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Asbestosis compensation
You may be entitled to asbestosis compensation if your employer has failed to protect you. Asbestosis is a nasty industrial disease that kills around 5,000 workers each year in the UK (which is more than the number of people killed on our roads); when asbestos is disturbed, the fibres from it can be inhaled, and…
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