News

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 [...]

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 [...]

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

Thanks to everyone who attended last month's Friends of City Business Expo.  The event was extremely popular, with over 250 attendees, and the feedback from exhibitors and guests was excellent, with lots of business taking place on the day.  If you missed out, don't worry - [...]

A big thank you to all who attended last month's Friends of Braintree Town meeting.  We had nearly 70 guests join us for an excellent 2 hours of networking over a hot coffee and a bacon roll.  The feedback from our guests was excellent and it's [...]

On Wednesday 6th November 2013, Backhouse Solicitors are running an Employment Law training course for clients and guests.  The course is aimed at business owners, managers, HR staff and anyone managing or supervising staff within a business. Topics: Understanding the basics of employment law Dealing with [...]

Another packed networking event!  Thank you very much to everyone who attended the Friends of City breakfast on 20 September - despite the early hour we had 90 people join us to build new relationships and catch up with old friends over a hot coffee and [...]