At a press conference last week, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg suggested that he would like to see the recently introduced Employee Shareholder status abolished and the tax savings passed on to all in the form of increased personal allowances. Employee Shareholder status was introduced in September [...]
Thank you to everyone who helped us finish off 2013 in style with a packed meeting last month! We had over 100 guests join us to build new relationships and catch up with old friends over a great buffet lunch. It was great to see so [...]
2013 saw much media interest in the subject of zero hours employment contracts. It was revealed that a number of large UK employers such as Sports Direct were using them to maximise the flexibility of their workforces. Zero hours contracts do not provide any guarantee of [...]
Happy New Year and a big thank you to all who attended December's Friends of Braintree Town meeting. We had 65 guests join us for an excellent 2 hours of networking over a hot coffee and a bacon roll. We are really looking forward to our first [...]
December is always a hectic month with the preparations for Christmas and the New Year. Sadly it's also the busiest time of year for employment problems, so we are here to help if you need an employment solicitor. Monday 23 December - Open as usual (09:00 - [...]
Winter is well on its way, and it won't be long before many employers have to deal with problems over pay and absences caused by adverse weather conditions. We review many employment handbooks and policies each year and and we find that surprisinglyvery few employers have [...]
With the Christmas party season well and truly underway, we all want to have a great time, so why let a moment of indiscretion spoil the festivities? As enjoyable as it may seem to engage in a tipsy flirting session or misuse the photocopier in order [...]
Thanks to everyone who attended last month's busy Friends of City networking breakfast. With Christmas nearly here we are now taking bookings for the last meeting of 2013! It's been a great year and we are now firmly established as one of the most popular monthly [...]
Well done Carla! After sterling service with us as a paralegal, and then two years as a trainee solicitor, Carla has achieved her goal of becoming a fully qualified solicitor. Carla specialises in employment law and debt recovery and her fantastic achievement further strengthens the excellent [...]
In February 2013, the government invited views on how a new system for shared parental leave and pay should operate. On 29 November 2013 they published information on how the new system will work. The legislation is currently going through the House of Lords in the [...]