National Minimum Wage rates for workers below the age of 25 increase from 1 October 2016. Employers should make sure that payroll software has been updated to reflect the increases in October pay runs. The main rate for workers 25 years old and over increased on [...]
Depression is a mental illness which is both debilitating for the sufferer and difficult for an employer to navigate sensitively. There may be instances where a long term sufferer will be absent from work for prolonged periods when their symptoms prevent them from being fit to [...]
Backhouse Solicitors are proud to be supporting the Farleigh Hospice Make A Will Campaign 2016 From Monday 12th to Friday 25 September we will waive our normal fees for drafting a simple will, mirror will or updating an existing will in return for a donation to [...]
New figures released from the Office of National Statistics reveal that at over 2,600, Essex has the highest number of completed loans via the scheme in the East of England. Thurrock and Basildon have the highest proportion of completed Help To Buy mortgages relative to population, [...]
Set to close in December 2016, homebuyers have less than six months to take advantage of the Government’s Help To Buy: Mortgage Guarantee Scheme. Home-buyers in Chelmsford have racked-up a total value of more than £43 million in loans supported by the mortgage guarantee scheme, according [...]
On listening to a recent BBC Radio 4 programme, “Permanent Vegetative State: Withdrawing Nutrition and Hydration”, it was brought home how important it is to set up a Lasting Power of Attorney for Health and Welfare, particularly when considering an individual’s quality of life. The programme [...]
Buying and selling your house will probably be the biggest financial transactions you will ever undertake in your lifetime. Here we give some tips on how to choose the right property solicitor (known as a conveyancer) to get things right the first time and ensure the [...]
Most of us spend the majority our lives working to provide for ourselves and our families. Throughout our lives we may acquire property, savings and personal possessions as well as children! Making a Will can save a lot of stress for those you leave behind as [...]
Despite the name “bank holiday” there is no statutory right for employees to take time off on bank holidays. Any time off will depend on what an employee’s contract of employment states and if they are required to work on bank holidays under their contract of employment they cannot [...]
Sexism is less favourable treatment of someone based on their gender. Statistically this is more likely to affect women and is often more subtle than inappropriate comments or direct sexual harassment. Even today the glass ceiling still exists and women are under-represented in many industries. Despite [...]
