Backhouse Solicitors’ blog
One of the common characteristics of a self-employed person is that they have a right to substitute someone else to work for an employer on their behalf. Indeed this is one of the key characteristics that both Employment Tribunals and HMRC use when making decisions on [...]
After all the activity surrounding GDPR in the first half of 2018 things have largely calmed down in the press and with most businesses we talk to. Some employers have ignored it and hoped it will go away (it won’t!) but most have at least put [...]
Surveys show that less than 50% of the UK adult population have made a Will Will Survey. If you are in that wise minority then congratulations – you have already taken important steps to reduce the strain on your family at a difficult time and to [...]
Mental ill health is experienced by 1 in 4 of us at some point in our lives according to the Government’s Department of Health. If you are affected it is important to understand your rights and the legal obligations of your employer where your mental health [...]
An Energy Performance Certificate or EPC provides information about a property’s typical energy use and costs. It also includes recommendations on how to make the property more energy efficient, to reduce energy usage and save money. It gives a rating a scale from A (most efficient) [...]
Being named the executor of an estate places huge responsibility on a person whilst they are grieving a deceased loved one. The process of obtaining Grant of Probate and then administering the estate itself can be complicated, full of technical jargon and very time consuming. In [...]
After a relatively warm Christmas break, forecasters are predicting snow across the UK. As the transport network struggles to cope, some employees will find themselves unable to get to work and employers will have to deal with questions over pay and absence. At Backhouse Solicitors, we [...]
Details of a Bill have been published in Parliament this month introducing a new statutory right for parents to take paid leave from work following the death of a child. The Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Bill championed by Conservative MP Kevin Hollindrake will offer working [...]
When someone close to you dies you may have to tidy up their legal and financial affairs and distribute their assets to their heirs. To do this you will need to obtain Grant of Probate. What is Grant of Probate? In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, this is [...]
In the recent case of Mencap v Tomlinson-Blake, the Court of Appeal looked at the payment situation of carers who sleep in at a place of work but are technically “on call”. Night shift work and sleep-in pay In this case, the employee was a care [...]
