A SPECIAL employment law conference to help companies beat the compensation culture and stay clear of the courts is being staged in Bury.

The free event is being held against the background of a surge in the number of employment tribunal applications.

Staging the seminar is law consultancy Peninsula, in conjunction with Anthony Marshall Chartered Accountants. The conference will be held at the Bolholt Country Park Hotel on Tuesday March 1 between 9.30am and 12.30pm and is open to managing directors and directors only.

To book a place call (0161) 834 22771.