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A big thank you to all who attended last month's Friends of Braintree Town meeting.  We had over 50 guests join us for 2 hours of quality networking over a cup of tea and a bacon sandwich. We are really looking forward to our next meeting [...]

Backhouse Solicitors and the members of Friends of City invite you to join them for the ever popular Business Expo on 20 February. Come and join 250 guests and 40 stands showcasing some of Essex's best businesses. This is an ideal opportunity to make new contacts, [...]

New rules increasing the fines for employers who do not pay the National Minimum Wage ("NMW") are currently passing through parliament and are expected to become law in February 2014. The new rules include: Financial penalties of up to 100% of unpaid wages (currently 50%) A [...]

A big thank you to all who attended this month's Friends of Braintree Town meeting.  We had over 70 guests join us for an excellent 2 hours of networking over a cup of tea and a buffet. We are really looking forward to our next meeting  [...]

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 - [...]

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 [...]