The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major affect on the numbers of claims being started in Employment Tribunals. The latest statistics from the Ministry of Justice for the period July to September 2020 shows the…
From 1 January 2021 all employers looking to recruit staff from abroad now need to know about the new points based immigration system and the steps they will need to take. To support employers, Wake Smith Solicitors…
Have you included your ‘digital assets’ in your Will? A survey commissioned by The Law Society has found 93% of those people who have a Will, have not made any reference to their digital assets such as email…
As the third lockdown kicks in, are tensions at home rising? Family lawyers say divorce enquiries usually spike this week of the new year as a result of strained relations over the festive period, while divorce…
Wake Smith chairman John Baddeley looks at the latest Brexit news… With the UK's withdrawal from the European Union, what is the immediate impact for businesses? The fact that the UK secured a trade deal with…
Employers are under an obligation to pay National Minimum Wage (NMW). The NMW is the UK’s pay floor designed to protect as many low-paid workers as possible without hurting jobs or the economy. It is set annually…
Lockdown 3 has begun in England leaving employers facing further difficulties with working parents having to juggle home schooling and vulnerable people having to self isolate again. The Government has said the…
Liz Shaw, commercial property litigator at Wake Smith Solicitors, looks at what the latest, and potentially, last extension means. “You will not be surprised that following the second national lockdown which…
Agency workers’ rights have been clarified through a judgment by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT). The wide ranging judgment, looked at the proper scope of rights accrued under the Agency Workers Regulations…
A further extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has been announced by the Government. On 17 December 2020, the Chancellor announced the scheme will run until 30 April 2021. This means the…
Clinical negligence specialists have warned COVID-19 continues to disrupt the early diagnosis of cancer in the population. Research by a number of organisations this year has shown that potential patients have…
