Wake Smith raises £6,400 for Sheffield children’s charity
Wake Smith has raised almost £6,400 for Sheffield children’s charity Create a Dream Foundation. The charity, which was set up in 2017, helps make the dreams of serious or terminally ill children in Sheffield…
Contracts of Employment – what has the Coronavirus Pandemic taught us?
Employers have seen a number of issues raised as a result of the pandemic, from dealing with health and safety concerns, to navigating the furlough scheme with limited guidance and a surge in homeworking. Given…
Dealing with employees who need to quarantine
Employment solicitor Briony McDermott looks at how employers deal with employees who have to quarantine after a holiday. Currently the list of countries on the Government’s quarantine scheme is changing by the…
Protection from lockdown losses
Lindsey Canning, head of Family Law at Wake Smith Solicitors, discusses options and looks at post marital agreements for clarity on asset division.
Furlough and Settlement Agreements
Have you been offered a settlement agreement whilst on furlough leave? Earlier this year, the Government brought in the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme with the furlough initiative designed to help avoid redundancies…
Why use an employment solicitor?
Are you returning to your business after the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions have lifted and facing a host of employment issues? Do you need support on HR and employment law as you are seeing other priorities…
Financial orders are vital when divorcing
Many people are not aware that a divorce itself does not bring to an end the financial claims that separating spouses can make against each other. Deborah Marsh, associate and collaborative lawyer in the Family…
Furlough and annual leave
Briony McDermott, employment solicitor at Wake Smith, provides an update and advice.
Virtual HR Forum looks at returning to work issues
Wake Smith Solicitors goes online for its next two HR Forums focussing on returning to work. The two events, staged in partnership with recruitment specialists Brewster Partners, will take place virtually on…
Residential landlords rights to possession further restricted
Residential Possession Actions for landlords have been updated by the Government. On 27 March 2020 Practice Direction 51Z in the Civil Procedure Rules introduced a 90 day stay on all proceedings brought under…
