I have been advising businesses for nearly 20 years on employment law issues, and the clear winner of “least favourite part of the job” for most managers is that unfortunate situation where they have to dismiss an employee. Most business owners and managers have had to [...]
A big thank you to everyone who attended last month's Friends of City networking breakfast. 100 guests turned out for a busy 2 hours of networking over a delicious bacon roll and a hot cup of coffee! Friends of City is always busy, even in the [...]
Introduction - The Equality Act 2010 and Protected Characteristics Under the Equality Act 2010, it is unlawful for employers to discriminate against employees on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage/civil partnership or pregnancy/maternity. These are all called [...]
A big thank you to all who attended the last Friends of Braintree Town meeting. We had 60 guests join us for 2 hours of quality networking over a cup of coffee and an excellent buffet. Contacts were made, business was done and it was even [...]
Statutory Sick Pay (“SSP”) can be a little confusing for employers, particularly if they are employing staff for the first time. To help out, we have prepared a simple set of bullet points covering the basics. How much is SSP? The weekly rate of SSP for [...]
A big thank you to everyone who attended last month's Friends of City Business Expo. Well over 200 people turned out for a busy 3 hours of networking over an excellent buffet and a cracking BBQ from The Aussie BBQ Company - they can come back [...]
Zero hours contracts give employers the flexibility only to offer an employee work where they have the work available. They have no obligation to offer work to the employee and likewise the employee has no obligation to accept the work. This avoids creating an employment relationship [...]
A big thank you to all who attended last month's Friends of Braintree Town meeting. We had 60 guests join us for 2 hours of quality networking over a cup of coffee and a very tasty bacon roll. We are really looking forward to our next [...]
Backhouse Solicitors and the members of Friends of City invite you to join them for the ever popular Business Expo on 27 June. Come and join 250 guests and 40 stands showcasing some of Essex's best businesses. This is an ideal opportunity to make new contacts, [...]
On 6 July 2014, Hylands Park in Chelmsford will be hosting the annual Race for Life to raise money for Cancer Research UK. A team of 6 keen ladies from Backhouse Solicitors have been putting in the miles in training and will be joining thousands of [...]