Why choose Oakwood Solicitors over an HR consultant for an Employment Law issue?
When it comes to Employment Law or HR related issues and problems, clients are often faced with a choice between hiring a HR consultant or a solicitor, if they do not have in house resources. While HR consultants can provide valuable advice on HR issues, there are several reasons why a client should choose…
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Christmas party harassment – £19K compensation awarded
A female worker from company, Starplan, has been awarded £19,000 after being sexually harassed at a work Christmas party. Shirley Lyons alleged that a colleague had touched her bottom, hugged her from behind without consent and commented on her breasts. The resulting Employment Tribunal deemed that it amounted to unlawful sexual harassment. Ms. Lyons…
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Holiday calculations of term time only workers
We have recently had a number of enquiries regarding holiday calculations for employees and specifically those concerning term time only workers. Further clarification on this was provided by the Supreme Court in 2022. On 20th July 2022, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in the case of Harpur Trust v Brazel, which addressed…
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The Importance Of Your ET1 Form And Why Legal Advice Is Recommended
Approaching an Employment Tribunal can be daunting. The majority of claimants who are undergoing an employment claim will be doing so for the first time. Before you can make a claim to the Employment Tribunal, you must go through the ACAS Early Conciliation Process. Early Conciliation is a compulsory initial step when wishing to…
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Sellafield fined £400,000 following fractured spine at work
Sellafield Ltd, a large nuclear power plant controlled by government body the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, has received a hefty fine after their employee sustained lifechanging injuries at work. The unnamed employee was working for the site in October 2021 when he was asked to repair a leaking pipeline, which was slippery due to leaking…
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Doctors strike to commence after Government meeting fails
Junior doctors in the UK have confirmed that the 72 hour strike will go ahead after what was said to be a “disappointing” meeting between the Government and the British Medical Association reps on Thursday. Should an agreement in relation to the pay dispute not be reached by 13 March, the 72 hour strike…
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2.3bn-a-year shortfall exposed in England’s care home system ‘putting people at risk’.
A figure suspected to be around 2.3bn-a-year has become highlighted as a shortfall in funding for elderly care homes. The standards of living for hundreds of thousands of people residing in care homes could be at risk. A task undertaken by the government to try uncover the true cost of care highlighted a 20%…
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Law four-day week blocked by cultural norms
After the trial period of the four-day working week ended, it has been concluded that law firms in the UK currently seem resistant to changes in the structure of employee hours. Four-Day Week Global recently published the results of the reduced working hours trial, which was a culmination of six months of four-day working…
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Grant of probate wait now exceeding 10 weeks
The HM Courts and Tribunals Service reveals that average waiting times between probate applications being received and granted exceeded ten weeks in December of 2022. Though it neared the ten-week window several times in 2022, it never went higher than an average of 9.4 weeks right up until December, when it shot up to…
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