Enterprise Winners Climb To Success
Two aspiring entrepreneurs, mentored by Wake Smith & Tofields, have been awarded a £5,000 cash boost from Sheffield Hallam University, after winning the University's annual business start-up competition, the Enterprise…
Employers prepare for bus strike chaos
Further disruption is expected across South Yorkshire over the coming month as bus drivers once again threaten to strike over an ongoing pay dispute, potentially costing the Sheffield economy hundreds of thousands…
When absence management becomes a swine
Will swine flu make a dramatic return this autumn? Reports that the bug could come back more potently during the autumn and winter have spawned sensational headlines claiming it could be the beginning of the end…
Henderson's Relish protected by Wake Smith
For over 100 years the makers of "Yorkshire's Best Kept Secret", Henderson's Relish has, like so many other long established businesses, operated without a trademark. Thanks to Wake Smith & Tofields, the maker of…
Hot weather will cost for the region
Hot weather over the next few days could result in lost productivity worth up to £162 million, according to the Centre for Economics and Business Research*. Economists also say that productivity could drop by…
Employment rights for reality TV stars - a step too far?
Three participants on the French version of Temptation Island have won compensation for unfair dismissal as well as the right to be treated as salaried workers. Glenn Jaques, partner in the Employment department…
Pupils learn first step on career ladder with Wake Smith
A team of trainees from leading law firm Wake Smith helped students at Stockbridge School to prepare for the world of work today with a CV seminar supported by Business & Education South Yorkshire Trainee solicitors…
Further flexible working rights threaten small businesses
Employers in Yorkshire will receive an influx of requests from parents demanding flexible working rights from Monday 6 April 2009, predict leading Sheffield solicitors Wake Smith, as parents of children as old as…
An alternative guide to making redundancies
Redundancy can be expensive and potentially ineffective for businesses hoping to ride out the recession. As demands are made by the government and business leaders to invest in skills and talent, just what are the…
The winter of discrimination and discontent
Mark Serby, Head of Employment Law at Wake Smith in Sheffield looks at issues facing employers thirty years ago and today and poses the question: how much have times changed? Thirty years ago, the country was…
