Backhouse Solicitors News
The Government announced on Friday 20th March that it would be introducing a new Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme available to employers of any size. This scheme will allow all employers to access grants covering 80% of the salary of “furloughed” employees who otherwise would have been [...]
IR35 is a set of tax rules introduced in April 2000 designed to tax people working in “disguised employment” through a personal service company as though they are employees. The concern was that under the then-popular “contractor” model, many people were claiming to be self-employed so [...]
With the current COVID-19 outbreak an increasing number of our clients are self-isolating or following the Government guidelines and restricting their public contact. Here at Backhouse Solicitors we have put measures in place so that we can continue to provide you with Wills, Lasting Powers of [...]
The Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has just announced the second stage of the UK Government’s financial support for both businesses and individuals . This extends the support first announced in last week’s Budget. Here are the key measures relevant to businesses across the UK:- [...]
The government has announced a 6.2% increase in the National Living Wage (NLW) in April 2020 with what they say is the “largest cash increase ever”. 2.8 million full time workers will receive an extra £920 annually that will help with the rising cost of living. [...]
I am a qualified Chartered Legal Executive, having qualified as a Member of the Institute of Legal Executives in 2001 and as a Fellow of CILEX in 2003, specialised in family law. I was brought up near Southend and attended Eastwood High School. I initially sought [...]
We have previously written regarding plans for a substantial Probate fees increase in 2020. The plans were roundly condemned by the Law Society and charities and described as a “Grief Tax” by the Daily Mail. We are delighted to announce that the planned increase has this [...]
Recent figures from the Office for National Statistics show that Lasting Powers of Attorney (“LPAs”) are slowly becoming more popular in the UK, but there is still a long way to go. Figures for the year to April 2018 show a record-breaking figure of 759,976 applications [...]
The UK National Minimum Wage rates for 2019 have now been introduced together with increases in other statutory rates of pay. Employers are advised to ensure their payroll systems are updated from 1st April. National Minimum Wage Rates from 1 April 2019: Workers aged 25 and [...]
In some recent high profile cases involving harassment and discrimination it appears that confidentiality clauses may have been used to silence potential victims. The Government has now issued a consultation document seeking views on how this might be prevented in future. What is a Confidentiality Clause? [...]
