Employees – sexual harassment in the workplace
If you’ve been on Social Media in the last couple of years, you’ll most likely have seen a flood of statuses or shared posts tagged #metoo. The campaign was originally created in 2007 by civil rights activist Tarana…
Flexible Human Resources support - can you afford not to use us?
Wake Smith Solicitors has launched its new employment law and HR support package to businesses across all sectors. The new retainer service from the Sheffield law firm, offers a monthly help and support subscription…
Budget 2020 - employers and employees navigating the coronavirus outbreak
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced measures to assist employers and employees in navigating the coronavirus outbreak in yesterday’s Budget. Briony McDermott, employment solicitor at Wake Smith advises. “The…
New rights for bereaved parents from April
From April 1, the UK will become the only country to have a statutory right to time off for bereaved parents. Changes to the Parental Bereavement Act will come into force on 6 April 2020 as a result of Lucy Herd,…
Coronavirus - Lay off and short time working
Following Monday’s emergency COBRA meeting, the Government says that widespread transmission of coronavirus in the UK is now "highly likely” and the Prime Minister suggested that home working could be instrumental…
Data protection and your dental practice
Any company in Europe that stores data and can personally identify individuals is subject to the GDPR principles – and of course dental practices fall into this category. Most practices are in a good position to…
Coronavirus: What it means for employers
The spread of Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is a much discussed topic at the moment, especially in light of the quarantined hotel in Tenerife and the postponement of the Ireland v Italy Six Nations match. As the spread…
Wake Smith help building transformation plan
Work by Sheffield law firm Wake Smith Solicitors has helped secure the future of a historic listed building in the city. Commercial property lawyers from Wake Smith worked with developers Aestrom OTH throughout…
Government proposals to reform employment tribunals
The Employment team welcome the Government's proposals to reform employment tribunals. Far too often we are seeing our business clients struggle with the complexities and hurdles imposed on them by labyrinthine…
Employment Law - what changes to expect in April
Looking ahead, April is typically the month where most updates to legislation are implemented. Whether you are an employer or employee it’s important to keep abreast of changes to statutory payments, parental entitlements…
