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Minal Backhouse will be presenting to an audience of local business leaders at CM Connected on Friday 10th February 2012. A full house is expected at the Chelmsford City FC ground, with great networking, a hearty breakfast and presentations from three speakers. Minal will focus on [...]

In case of Fraser v South West London St George's Mental Health Trust the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) addressed the question of whether workers have the right to statutory holiday pay under the Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR) regardless of whether they take or give notice [...]

From 1 February 2012, the compensation which can be awarded by a Tribunal for a successful unfair dismissal claim will increase to £72,300 (previously £68,400).  The basic award for certain unfair dismissal claims, such as dismissal related to health and safety or trade union membership, will [...]

In this legal update for employers we will consider the question: Q: Can an employer retract notice terminating an employee’s employment? In the recent case of CF Capital v Willoughby the Court of Appeal were asked to consider the communication and subsequent retraction of written notice [...]

In a previous article we wrote about George Osborne’s speech on proposed changes to UK Employment Law and this was followed swiftly by the leaked report from Adrian Beecroft suggesting further radical changes to assist employers. The Government is clearly keen to press on with it’s [...]

The Daily Telegraph yesterday leaked details of a draft report commissioned by David Cameron to look into employment law in the UK.  The report by Adrian Beecroft, a venture capitalist and Conservative party donor, argues that the current unfair dismissal laws hold back growth in the [...]

After many months of speculation the Government has published its response to the consultation on resolving workplace disputes. Business Secretary Vince Cable announced large scale changes to employment law as we currently know it. Significant changes will include an increase in the qualifying period for an [...]

The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust and three senior employees within the Trust have been ordered by a Tribunal to pay £4,452,206.60 in compensation to a Doctor following her successful claim for race and sex discrimination.  This is believed to be the largest discrimination award ordered [...]

Backhouse Solicitors is very pleased to announce that Carla Rech has started her solicitors training contract with the firm.  Carla joined in February 2011 as a paralegal and immediately impressed with her aptitude for the law and strong organisational skills.  We wish her every success in [...]

As detailed in our previous article, a government report was produced at the end of October 20111, written by Adrian Beecroft, suggesting wide ranging changes for employment law. The government has, this morning, published its Response to the Consultation on Resolving Workplace Disputes and there have [...]