Section 56 of the Data Protection Act came into effect on 10th March 2015 making it a criminal offence for an employer to ask a potential or existing employee to provide information from “subject access requests” as a condition of their employment. The practice known as [...]
Stop Press! Don't forget to book your tickets for the next Friends of City on Tour event on Tue 2 June at Essex Cricket. Bring your clients, colleagues and friends for an afternoon of cricket and networking with 200+ guests Click here to book your tickets with Eventbrite. [...]
A banker at a London branch of Sberbank CIC was yesterday awarded £3.2 million in compensation following a sensational sexual harassment tribunal case. Click Here to read our original blog article for full details. Cambridge graduate Svetlana Lokhova who earned more than £750,000 a year in [...]
The Equality Act 2010 rationalised over 116 separate pieces of historic legislation to provide a single, modern framework for equality law and “protect the rights of the individual and advance equality of opportunity for all”. The Act outlaws discrimination both in the work place and in [...]
With our “10 years of Backhouse Solicitors” celebrations in full swing, we are very pleased to announce the second of our Friends of City on Tour dates for 2015. Join us for an afternoon of networking and cricket in the Woodland marquee at Essex County Cricket [...]
A big thank you to everyone who attended March's Friends of Braintree Town meeting. We had a great mix of regular visitors and first time guests who came together to network over a cup of coffee and a fantastic buffet! We're now taking bookings for the next meeting which is [...]
We are now taking bookings for our next Friends of City meeting which is a breakfast event on Friday 27 March, 7am - 9am. If you haven't been before, why not come along and see why Friends of City is so popular and join 100+ guests meeting new people [...]
The Government has today announced the following increases to the National Minimum Wage with effect from October 2015: Standard Adult Rate For workers aged 21+ £6.70/hour (+20p / 3%) Development Rate For workers aged 18-20 £5.30/hour (+17p / 3%) Young Workers Rate For workers aged [...]
In April 2014 when the reclaiming of Statutory Sick Pay was abolished a new scheme to help sick employees back to work was promised. Aimed predominantly at SME’s, the new Fit for Work service is a free Government initiative launched to help employers, employees and GP’s [...]
There are only 4 weeks to go until the start of another new financial year. Each year brings lots of new legislative changes and 2015 will be no different. Here is a quick, 10 point guide on what to expect from an Employment Law perspective: 1 [...]