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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Press Release: New Marketing Manager for Oakwood Solicitors
Oakwood Solicitors, a leading provider of personal and business legal services, has appointed Andrew Scaife as the new Marketing Manager for the firm. Andrew has had many years’ experience building the marketing presence of many companies, including Irwin Mitchell Solicitors and Aviva, specifically through digital channels, driving revenue growth and market share by focusing on…
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7 great ways to prevent work burnout
Experiencing stress at work? Most of us have experienced stress at work at some point in their lives. Many in the workforce may experience each workweek as being the equivalent of a marathon, with long days, dozens of emails and not enough time to accomplish tasks. Managers in both the public and private sector…
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Employers Need to Address Issues of Stress At Work
A YouGov survey commissioned by the charity Mind in 2014 has reported that they found that 56% of those surveyed said that they find work either “very stressful” or “fairly stressful”. Worryingly, those 56% of people also said that they don’t feel able to tell their employer how they feel. Most employers are likely…
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