Backhouse Solicitors News
On 25 May 2018 the new EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) will come into force for all UK businesses. GDPR places a new expectation on your business to build data protection into your processes by “design and default” rather than as an afterthought and there [...]
In response to the findings published last year in Matthew Taylor’s Review of Modern Working Practices, the Government has today pledged to follow through on some of the recommendations and improve employment rights for millions of flexible workers. Business Secretary Greg Clark announced that the new [...]
From 1st April 2018, new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) mean that commercial property must have a minimum EPC rating of ‘E’ before it can be leased. This means that landlords must not renew existing tenancies or grant new tenancies if the property has a lesser [...]
***** This position has now been filled ***** An opportunity has arisen for a Legal Receptionist at Backhouse Solicitors Limited. This is a 12 month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave and previous experience in a similar role is essential. Start Date : Monday 26th [...]
Backhouse Solicitors is proud to officially announce Look Essex as our 2018 Charity of the Year. Look Essex is a voluntary organisation dedicated to raising awareness and providing information and support to children and young people with visual impairment, their carers and their families across Essex. [...]
First-time buyers will welcome the recent announcement that Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) is to be abolished on the purchase of their first property up to the value of £300,000, a move offering savings of up to £5,000. Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the news as part [...]
Disputes over dress codes are again attracting attention in the press, so here's a question for you: Can you spot the difference? your boss demands that you do not wear your hair in a ponytail your boss demands that you don’t wear a crucifix round your [...]
The debate surrounding the employment status of gig economy workers rumbles on after the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) recently ruled that Deliveroo couriers are correctly classed as self-employed contractors. Earlier this year, the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) asked Deliveroo to recognise it as [...]
The review and pilot phases of the Government's Employment Tribunal fees refund scheme have ended and the refund scheme is now fully open to all applicants. The Government has agreed to refund all Employment Tribunal Fees paid since they were introduced in July 2013 following a [...]
Following our last update on the Supreme Court judgement ruling employment tribunal fees discriminatory and unlawful, the Government has now announced preliminary details of its refund scheme. In a joint statement from the Ministry of Justice and the HM Courts & Tribunal Service, a phased approach [...]