New MD for Oakwood Solicitors
Abbie Keech, Director and Head of RTA at Oakwood Solicitors is letting go of her current position to be pursue another role as Managing Director of the successful law firm. Mrs Keech has entered into an agreement to purchase 100 percent of Oakwoods equity from founder and current owner, Oakwood for an undisclosed sum,…
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Our Hardworking NHS staff ARE already working over the weekends!
Both David Cameron and his health secretary (Jeremy Hunt) have come under fire recently after Mr Hunt suggest that there was a weekday only culture inside the NHS and he warned our hardworking health professionals that they could be forced to work over the weekends if this continued. Hunt is fundamentally mistaken if he believes…
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The Government Announces Changes to Industrial Action
The government has recently published a draft Trade Union Bill which contains a reform on strike balloting laws. The key issues within the bill are: There must be at least a 50% turnout in those eligible to vote before industrial action can be voted on; There must be at least a 40% supporting vote for…
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Settlement Agreements
We’ve been getting involved with a lot of settlement agreements lately and Ian Abel (our Head of Employment) just wanted to say a few things about them. The Settlement Agreement (previously known as a “compromise agreement”) has been recognised in law since 29th July 2013. It is a legally binding agreement between employer and…
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Lupus Charity Day 2015
In support of the great work done by the St Thomas Lupus Trust we have had a fun day here at Oakwood Solicitors to raise a bit of money for this great charity. Laura Honkanen from Oakwood Solicitors explains “Lupus is an autoimmune system illness where the body becomes ‘overactive’ and attacks itself by inflaming…
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KAYE BARNARD: New Solicitor for Oakwood Solicitors Stress Team
Oakwood Solicitors continue to strengthen their position as market leaders in Stress at Work claims with the recruitment of Kaye Barnard, a Solicitor from True Solicitors. Kaye started at Oakwood Solicitors on 29 June 2015. Richard Coulthard, Head of the Department, says “We are pleased to have secured the employment of Kaye who will…
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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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