Objecting to changes in your employment contract
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has recently considered the effect of an employee failing to object to a variation of their contract, and continuing to work. In the case of Wess v Science Museum Group, the Claimant, Ms Wess, was employed as a Curator in various roles since 1979. At the time of her…
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Stress at Work Survey Commentary – Rachel Helmn
Rachel Helmn is the managing director of HUM (UK) Ltd. They are an employee wellbeing provider supporting businesses and employees to be productive, motivated and successful. She has kindly agreed to be interviewed about the results of our recent stress at work survey. What is your opinion on the stress at work survey results? We welcome the survey…
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Stress at Work Survey Commentary – Nisha Postlethwaite
Since we published the results of our stress at work survey, we’ve been interviewing people who work in human resources to see what they thought of the results. In the first interview in the series, we have invited Nisha Postlethwaite, from Action Trainers, to give us her opinion on what we found out. What is your opinion on the…
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Change in Holiday Pay Law – The Reality
Following the recent highly publicised cases in relation to holiday pay, we have received a lot of enquires in relation to this. In order to assess whether you have a claim, you will need to consider the below: Are you a worker / agency worker / casual worker or full/part time employed? (Self-employed persons, armed…
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Overtime Should Be Taken Into Account When Calculating Holiday Pay
The Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has recently given its Judgment in the cases of Bear Scotland v Fulton, Amec v Law and Hertel v Wood (connected cases). It held that overtime payments, even if they are not guaranteed, should be taken into account for the purposes of calculating how much holiday pay an employee is…
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New evidence questions long term benefit of CBT
Mr Oliver James, a leading psychologist, has warned that people with mental health problems are being misled about the long terms benefit of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) CBT is the most popular therapy offered on the NHS. The treatment aims to help people manage their problems by changing the way they think and behave…
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Avoid Crash for Cash Whiplash Scams
“Crash for Cash” whiplash scams are an increasing feature within the news of late, so what exactly is “Crash for Cash” and how does it affect those involved? “Crash for Cash” Scams are organised by criminal gangs and encompass a whole range of fraudulent claims ranging from an entirely fictitious accident to, believe it or…
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What Is Debt Recovery?
If you are seeking expert information about what is considered to be the best debt recovery method then you’re at the right place. At Oakwood Solicitors, we have a dedicated debt recovery team who offer tailor-made debt recovery solutions to secure payment in full of any outstanding funds that are owed to you. Our…
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What Is Debt Recovery Manchester
Are you seeking expert information about what is considered to be the best method of debt recovery as you require assistance to recover outstanding funds that are owed to your company in Manchester? The highly skilled and resourceful professionals at Oakwood Solicitors could use their vast knowledge and expertise in the field of debt recovery…
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