22nd May 2019 
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Welcome to Employment Law Plus -
Specialist Employment Law Solicitors
Founded in 2006

- Why compromise on anything less?


Jill Kelly, Director, is a specialist workplace law Solicitor who has over 20 years experience advising businesses and individuals.

A fresh approach to legal services - based on understanding your needs, being straight with you and giving down to earth advice. We give practical, commercial support.

"I found you extremely thorough, your advice and the summaries you sent afterwards were clear and concise. I felt you had taken the time to understand my case well, gave me the best advice and were kind enough to follow up with me to confirm if I needed anything further. I would definitely recommend you to others."

"Thank you for everything. You were responsive, rapid, insightful and available. You were a great and reassuring support. Thank you once again so very much. "

"I would like to thank you for the advice and service and I will certainly recommend you to anyone in the same or similar situations. I'm not sure how you could have been more friendly."

"I was very happy with your professionalism, and always felt like you were seeking my best interest. Thank you for that. I will be happy to refer you should the opportunity to come up to do this. Thank you! "

"Many thanks for all your help, it made a huge difference to the outcome, and to what I can do in the future."


Home. recommended lawyer 2019Jill Kelly is again recommended in the new 2018 Chambers Legal Directory who say:

  • Sources describe Jill Kelly of Employment Law Plus as "very knowledgeable, communicative and supportive." She has a comprehensive practice which spans disputes of all kinds as well as reorganisations, pay, terms and conditions, and day-to-day issues.


We are all about quality not quantity. You will not be passed to a more junior and inexperienced solicitor. We are unique in offering the expertise and experience of Director solicitor, Jill Kelly, to ALL our clients in Oxford, Didcot, Abingdon, Newbury and elsewhere.

We will advise you about how much our advice is going to cost at the start so that you can make informed, commercial decisions.

We are fully authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority with professional indemnity insurance cover.

Solicitors based in Abingdon, Oxford, near Didcot and Newbury, we give advice by phone and email or, for meetings, we are easily accessible from Oxford, Reading, Newbury, Swindon, Didcot and Banbury. We can advise on settlement agreements by email.

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Key workplace law changes:

  • From April 2020, employees who lose a child under the age of 18 will have the right to two weeks' leave with bereavement pay.

  • "Thriving at Work", the Stevenson/Farmer review of mental health and employers has been released. click here to access

  • From 1 October 2018, employees were able to take unpaid time off work for a wider range of public duties.

  • The Government has introduced various laws aimed at supporting non standard workers and workers generally. From April 2020, all workers will have the right to a written statement of employment particulars from the first day they start work. The scope of work particulars which must be provided is being increased so there is more information on hours of work and rights to paid leave, plus new information on any probationary period, training entitlements and any benefits available.

  • From April 2020, employees with non standard working hours will have their holiday pay calculated by averaging what they earned in the 52 weeks before the holiday, instead of the 12 weeks

  • The Government has published guidance for employers on addressing gender pay gaps: 'Eight ways to understand your gender pay gap' and 'Four steps to developing a gender pay gap action plan'.

  • The Government has published 'Protecting and Enhancing Worker Rights after the UK Withdrawal from the European Union' to put into effect its commitment "not to reduce the standards of workers' rights from EU law retained in UK law'.



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    Employment Law Plus (UK) Limited, trading as Employment Law Plus, is registered in England and Wales under company number 07406653 at Stepstone House, Old Moor, Milton, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4ED. Director: Jill Kelly. Authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority number 551415. Employment solicitors Abingdon. Employment solicitor Didcot. Employment law solicitor Oxford and Oxfordshire. Disability discrimination, sex discrimination, unfair dismissal, compromise agreement, settlement agreements