Backhouse Solicitors News
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 [...]
Backhouse Solicitors is very pleased to welcome Michael Harman to the legal team. Michael qualified as a solicitor with a regional firm based in Chelmsford in September 2011. He joins us to assist Minal Backhouse’s legal team, working with both employment law and debt recovery clients. [...]
In his speech to the Conservative party conference yesterday, George Osborne confirmed two widely predicted changes to employment laws. Firstly, the current requirement for 1 year of service before an employee can bring a claim for unfair dismissal is to be increased to 2 years from [...]
Ben Backhouse today attended a lunch with Eric Pickles, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, at Anglia Ruskin University organised by Essex Chambers of Commerce. Mr Pickles spoke to a gathering of local business leaders about the Government’s proposed changes to planning legislation in [...]
Chiropractors from all over the UK arrived at the Radisson Edwardian Hotel, Heathrow for a day of coaching and motivational presentations from their mentors at Five Star Management. US based Five Star specialise in advising Chiropractors on both sides of the Atlantic how to grow their [...]
Backhouse Solicitors is very pleased to announce that Kelly Griffiths qualifies as a solicitor today. Kelly originally qualified as a barrister and after joining us in 2009 she enjoyed employment law so much she decided to take the exams to allow her to become as solicitor. [...]
The Employment Lawyers Association has formed a consultative committee to respond the Government’s consultation on the reform of Employment Tribunals. The committee will be convening during March and passing on their conclusions to the ELA who will make representations to the Government. Minal Backhouse is pleased [...]
The Sentinel Employment Protection Scheme is a fixed price service to help you avoid employment disputes by ensuring your business operates to the best standards of employment practice and procedures. Legally qualified staff are on hand to provide advice to you by phone or email and [...]
The Default Retirement Age (‘DRA’) of 65 for both men and women is being abolished in 2011. All employers need to be aware of this change as it will have a substantial impact on how they deal with staff reaching the age of 65. The following [...]
Backhouse Solicitors is very pleased to welcome Nuala Murphy to the legal team. Nuala is a specialist employment solicitor who trained in the city as a corporate and employment lawyer and then moved to the employment department of a regional firm based in Chelmsford on qualifying [...]