Backhouse Solicitors News
A big thank you to everyone who attended a fantastic Friends of Braintree Town meeting on 6 November. Contacts were made, business was done and new members signed up to join the Friends and support the football club. We are now getting ready for the final [...]
The very first Essex Young Professionals meeting in August was a great success, with 85 guests from over 30 businesses from across Essex. Co-sponsored by Backhouse Solicitors, Antony Batty and Co, Lambert Chapman and Metro Bank, Essex Young Professionals brings together the partners and directors of [...]
A big thank you to everyone who attended last month's Friends of City Business Expo. We had nearly 300 guests visit over the three hours, with great feedback from the members who exhibited. The Aussie Barbeque Company put on a fantastic feast outside with long queues [...]
Backhouse Solicitors are holding an Employment Law training course on Wednesday 3rd December 2014 from 9.30am to 12.30pm at Chelmsford City Football Club. The course is aimed at business owners, managers, HR staff and anyone else responsible for employment law and staffing issues in the workplace. [...]
In a decision with far-reaching consequences for UK industry, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) has today ruled on the cases of road repair firm Bear Scotland v Fulton, engineering firm Amec v Lawand industrial services group Hertel v Wood who were appealing successful Employment Tribunal claims [...]
A big thank you to everyone who attended a fantastic Friends of Braintree meeting on 2 October. We had 60 guests join us for 2 hours of friendly and effective networking over a cup of coffee and a tasty buffet. Contacts were made, business was done [...]
The National Minimum Wage is updated every year on 1 October. If you are running your October payroll, make sure that you have applied the new rates to avoid receiving penalties from HMRC. The new rates are as follows: - The standard adult rate (for workers [...]
Backhouse Solicitors and the members of Friends of City invite you to join them for the extremely popular Business Expo on 24 October. Come and join 250 guests visiting 45 stands showcasing some of Essex's best businesses. This is an ideal opportunity to make new contacts, [...]
A big thank you to everyone who attended a fantastic Friends of Braintree Town meeting on 4 September. We had over 60 guests join us for 2 hours of quality networking over a cup of coffee and a tasty buffet. Contacts were made, business was done and [...]
Addressing the Trade Union Congress earlier this week, Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna announced that, if elected, the next Labour Government will scrap the current employment tribunal system in favour of a “fairer system to ensure that affordability is not a barrier to employees seeking redress [...]