Backhouse Solicitors News
Further to the Chancellor’s summer budget last year the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2016 will be introduced on 1st April. They introduce a new National Living Wage for workers aged 25 and over, essentially enhancing National Minimum Wage Rates. Traditionally, the National Living Wage was [...]
A recent judgement by the European Court of Human Rights has given European employers the right to monitor employee web chats and private messages sent during working hours. The ruling is binding in all countries that have ratified the European Convention on Human Rights, including the [...]
We take great pride in the top level skills and experience of our employment law team, so we were delighted to receive feedback from a very happy client regarding his long running and highly complex employment matter. Here's what Mr Garford had to say: "My legal issues [...]
Today sees good news for those working on zero hour contracts. The “Exclusivity Terms in Zero Hour Contracts (Redress) Regulations 2015” have been introduced effectively banning exclusivity clauses in zero hour contracts. Exclusivity clauses prevent employees on zero hours contracts from working for another employer at [...]
***** This position has now been filled ***** An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Conveyancing Secretary. You will be required to deliver secretarial and administrative support together with a flexible and positive approach to working in a busy and demanding conveyancing team. Duties will include [...]
Employers should make sure they have updated their pay rates this month. The National Minimum Wage is updated every year on 1 October. If you are running your October payroll, make sure that you have applied the new rates to avoid penalties from HMRC. The new [...]
A migrant worker from India has recently been awarded almost £184,000 compensation following the UK’s first successful claim of caste discrimination. Permila Tirkey was recruited by Mr and Mrs Chandhok to work as a nanny and cleaner at their home in Milton Keynes. She was forced [...]
Backhouse Solicitors has recently merged with Duffield Stunt Solicitors and we are now looking to recruit an experienced Legal Secretary to work within our Wills & Probate and Conveyancing teams. This post will form part of a rota within a team of other Legal Secretaries, the shift hours are 08:30 [...]
A big thanks to everyone who attended May's Friends of City meeting and our first Friends of City on Tour at Essex Cricket last week! We packed the Woodland Marquee at the cricket ground with 200 guests and the networking carried on well into the evening. The feedback [...]
A big thank you to everyone who attended May's Friends of Braintree Town meeting. We had a great mix of regular visitors and first time guests who came together to network over a cup of coffee and a truly enormous buffet! We're now taking bookings for the next [...]
