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A distressed client was referred to Howells Solicitors, through Civil Legal Advice, due to a claim of a breach of employment law. The client was seeking support due to racial discrimination she had been subjected too at the hands of Welsh housing association Pobl Group Ltd.

Theresa Georges attended an equality and diversity training session along with her colleagues at the instruction of her employers. There she was subjected to inappropriate behaviour at the hands of both the trainer and colleagues, which left Theresa feeling offended and victimised.

The trainer of the session wrote racist words on a flipchart and encouraged the team of 16 employees to shout out derogatory words that came to mind.

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April has seen some changes to employment law that will effect businesses across the region and their employees.

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Howells are proud that senior employment law solicitor, Tom Bernard, has recently contributed to the Employment Lawyers Associations (ELA) response to the governments consultation regarding redundancy protection for new mothers returning from maternity leave.

Currently, female employees are given enhanced protection during a redundancy situation that occurs while they are either pregnant or on maternity leave. Once they have returned to work however their protection ends and can be at risk of unfair treatment.

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You may never have given much thought to your payslip, but you would be surprised what they should contain and when it should be provided.

Employers are already legally obliged to provide payslips to employees, on or before their pay date, on paper, or an easily accessible electronic format that can be printed.  Employees should not have to ask for them.
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Welcome news this week when the government announced that there will be a long awaited change to divorce law.

Currently one party needs to prove their spouse was at fault to divorce if they have not been separated for at least two years (five years if the other party doesn’t agree to divorce.)
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Howells solicitors has more than just their 40^th birthday to celebrate this year as they are very proud to announce that  their Partner and head of the children team, Sarah Walker, has been appointed as a Deputy District Judge by the Lord Chancellor and Lord Chief Justice.

Sarah was appointed following a rigorous application process by the Judicial Appointments Commission with tough competition from 1,600 applicants.
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Seven campaigners who were arrested under Trade Union Laws by South Yorkshire Police whilst protesting against tree felling in Sheffield have secured an out of court settlement over their claim for wrongful arrest and breach of the Human Rights Act.

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The professional guide to the legal sector; Chambers UK 2019 has recognised Howells Solicitors as one of the top law firms in South Yorkshire.

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Howells Solicitors are delighted to once again be ranked as one of the top law firms across South Yorkshire in the 2018 edition of the Legal 500.

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Howells have obtained a five-figure sum for a Barnsley man who underwent a foot procedure at Barnsley Hospital. The gentleman signed a consent form for a specific procedure but at the very last minute the procedure was changed. The hospital admitted that the patient had not given his consent for the new procedure and that the procedure itself was performed negligently.