Employment UK

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Latest News in Employment UK

  • October 28, 2026

    Budget Offers Slim Clarity On UK's Employment Law Priorities

    About two million British workers will be better off after Wednesday's Budget, but there was little clarity for employers on the government's promises to restrict the use of noncompete clauses, abolish age-based minimum pay rates and reform equal pay law, experts say.

  • October 28, 2026

    Royal Mail Shifts £2.4B Pension Scheme To Insurer L&G

    Legal & General has said Royal Mail has transferred its £2.45 billion ($3.3 billion) defined contribution pension scheme to the insurer's master trust, the largest completed move of its kind in the U.K. as pension assets increasingly shift into bigger schemes.

  • October 28, 2026

    Russell Brand Calls Consent 'More Important' Than Sex

    Russell Brand denied on Wednesday that he had attacked six women, telling a London court during his trial over rape and sexual assault charges that "consent is more important than sex."

  • October 28, 2026

    Misconduct Found After Unfair Dismissal Irrelevant To Payout

    A charity worker has won a second shot at a payout for unfair dismissal after an appellate tribunal found that he did not contribute to his dismissal by staying quiet about a new job while he was still on paid leave.

  • October 28, 2026

    Gov't Tweaks UK Tax Allowance To Protect Pensioners 

    The government announced plans on Wednesday to protect pensioners from paying income tax on the state pension, which is set to rise above the basic income tax threshold.

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Areas of Coverage

  • LITIGATION
  • U.K. employment tribunals, including the Employment Appeal Tribunal, including matters involving discrimination, wrongful dismissal, redundancy and whistleblowing
  • Cases in the High Court involving employment disputes such as breach of contract, employee poaching, noncompete clauses, theft of trade secrets or confidential information, employee classification, non-disclosure agreements and union activity
  • Disputes over pension schemes
  • Criminal enforcement actions brought by The Pensions Regulator, the Health and Safety Executive or against directors by The Insolvency Service
  • Any disputes relating to workers' rights stemming from Brexit between the EU and U.K.
  • HMRC enforcement efforts connected to employment income tax
  • AGENCIES
  • The Pensions Regulator
  • The Health and Safety Executive
  • Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate
  • Equity and Human Rights Commission
  • The Director of Labour Market Enforcement
  • Acas (the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service)
  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • Agency actions and rulings
  • Gender pay gap reporting
  • Industrial action
  • Legislation or regulation governing employment rights, national minimum wage, employment relations, maternity and parental leave, agency work regulations, health and safety at work

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  • Employment lawyers at top law firms
  • Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune Global 500+ companies
  • Human resources professionals
  • Trade unions
  • Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
  • Policymakers at government agencies
  • Judges and court staff across the UK