Backhouse Solicitors’ blog
In the recent case of Parsons vs. Airplus International, Ms Parsons made a number of disclosures to her employer in her role as legal compliance officer for the company. The company found her rude and difficult to deal with and eventually sacked her after just 6 [...]
If you have employees with disabilities, you have a duty to make reasonable adjustments to allow them to do their job. So how do you decide whether they are disabled or not? While a tribunal may have to make the final decision, you need to be [...]
If you are considering installing CCTV cameras in your workplace, it is important to make sure that you follow the rules so you can’t be accused of violating the right to privacy. There has been a huge increase in the amount of recording in recent years [...]
With UK house prices at historically high levels, you may be considering making home improvements instead of moving house. This can make great financial sense when you compare the relative costs, but before you start knocking down walls or extending your living space you need to [...]
ACAS has recently published advice for employers on how to support parents who have given birth to premature or sick babies. As you would expect the normal processes for communication and paperwork gathering need to be dealt with carefully in such a delicate situation. The advice [...]
The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) recently considered whether a worker who did not take holiday because he was not paid for periods of annual leave was in fact entitled to 13 years’ worth of unpaid holiday pay. EU Law Holiday Entitlement and [...]
Here’s a simple question – when you started your business did you put in place a Shareholder or Partnership agreement? You could be forgiven for pushing this to the bottom of the pile whilst you focus on building and expanding your business but you don’t want [...]
The recent spate of allegations of sexual misconduct stemming from Hollywood and US Congress raise the important issue of sexual harassment in the workplace. Since these allegations have come to the light the BBC has reported that it is investigating some 25 complaints made this year [...]
So you’ve found the home of your dreams but it’s a listed building. Should this put you off buying it? Buying a Listed Property can mean owning a beautiful home, but you should be aware that it comes with a lot of rules and regulations. What [...]
Over the New Year, Think Tank the Resolution Foundation issued a report which said that the generation known as the Millennials (people born between 1981 and 2000) will receive a greater inheritance from their parents than any other post-war generation. Dubbed the Millennial "Inheritance Boom" by the [...]