Employment UK

Law360 UK Employment provides the breaking news and analysis on employment law. Coverage includes employment-related litigation, government enforcement actions, and arbitration proceedings, as well as legislative and regulatory activity. It is the essential intelligence successful employment lawyers require to keep up with the latest developments, make informed decisions and safeguard clients.



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Latest News in Employment UK

  • August 04, 2026

    Mother Awarded £51K In Pregnancy Discrimination Case

    An employment tribunal has ordered a security equipment manufacturer to pay £51,126 ($69,000) to a worker it unfairly fired because she was on maternity leave for a year.

  • August 04, 2026

    Fieldfisher Wins Redo Of Associate Sexual Misconduct Case

    Fieldfisher won its bid to have a ruling it had unfairly dismissed a senior associate overturned Tuesday, when a London appellate tribunal found that an employment tribunal was wrong to find that a woman who accused the associate of sexual assault had lied.

  • August 04, 2026

    Lloyd's Underwriter Beats Ruling To Reopen Unfair Firing Win

    A former Lloyd's syndicate underwriter won his appeal Tuesday against a ruling that his successful unfair dismissal claim should be reconsidered, as the Court of Appeal found a lower appellate tribunal made incorrect findings about his case.

  • August 04, 2026

    Academic's Anti-Zionist Protected Beliefs Upheld On Appeal

    The University of Bristol failed Tuesday to overturn a finding that it unfairly sacked a professor for saying that Zionism is a racist ideology, as an appellate tribunal confirmed that his views are protected beliefs. 

  • August 04, 2026

    HMRC Beats Abuse Liability Claim Over Homophobic Emails

    A government employee cannot hold HMRC responsible for years of homophobic abuse despite its failure to strengthen safeguards against anonymous emails as a tribunal found that those shortcomings were unrelated to his sexual orientation.

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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