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Backhouse Solicitors Team Building Bash 2023

This summer our staff enjoyed an afternoon of bonding, socializing, and a very unique team building event. The afternoon kicked off with an inhouse Dragon’s Den meets the Apprentice team building and training event. Each group broke off into separate rooms where they discussed a [...]

By |2023-09-06T15:28:00+01:00September 6th, 2023|

New Employment Law Protection for Parents and Carers

Three new pieces of employment legislation that will give parents and carers new protections at work received Royal Assent on 24 May 2023.  In this article, we look at the new rules and protections that will be introduced, who will benefit and what employers will [...]

By |2023-06-06T17:04:29+01:00June 5th, 2023|

New tipping laws will require employers to pay all tips over to staff

On 2nd May 2023 the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 received Royal Assent.  This means that employers withholding tips from staff will soon become unlawful.  In this article we look at why the new rules are coming in, who will benefit and what issues [...]

By |2023-05-19T16:00:58+01:00May 19th, 2023|

National Minimum Wage and other Statutory Pay Increases for 2023

Here we have our annual update on the changes to statutory pay rates taking effect from April 2023. National Minimum Wage New Rate from 1 April 2023       Old Rate Increase National Living Wage £10.42     £9.50 9.7% 21-22 Year [...]

By |2023-03-28T12:19:27+01:00March 28th, 2023|

Thank You Farleigh Hospice | Our outgoing Charity of the Year 2022

We are delighted to have supported Farleigh Hospice as our Charity of the Year throughout 2022.  The entire team at Backhouse have thoroughly enjoyed taking part in the amazing events run by Farleigh as well as donating time and money to many in-house events.  The [...]

By |2023-03-01T12:58:09+00:00March 1st, 2023|

The Backhouse Solicitors Winter Drinks Evening 2023

What an enjoyable evening catching up with friends old and new! 2022 was a fantastic year for Backhouse Solicitors thanks to the support of our wonderful clients and friends.  We wanted to say a big "thank you" by hosting our first event of 2023, the [...]

By |2023-02-17T17:26:35+00:00February 17th, 2023|

National Minimum Wage and other Statutory Increases for 2022

Below is our annual update on the changes to statutory rates which came into effect from 1st April 2022. National Minimum Wage New Rate from 1 April 2022       Old Rate Increase National Living Wage £9.50       £8.91 6.6% [...]

By |2022-06-29T10:58:38+01:00April 28th, 2022|
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