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Latest News in Employment UK

  • July 22, 2026

    Rugby Bodies Seek To Ax Brain Injury Claims Over Disclosure

    World Rugby and the sport's governing bodies in England and Wales sought on Wednesday to throw out hundreds of brain injury claims by former players over alleged failures to disclose medical information after their law firm withdrew from the case.

  • July 22, 2026

    Broker Tries To Kick South African Workers' Case Out Of UK

    An English motor insurance broker accused 30 former South African call center workers Wednesday of "forum-shopping" by suing it in England, arguing at a London court that the claims should be sent back to South Africa. 

  • July 22, 2026

    Lawfront Sues Slater Heelis Partners For £4.6M Over Sale

    Legal services group Lawfront has filed a £4.6 million ($6.2 million) claim over its acquisition of Slater Heelis, arguing that five of the law firm's partners at the time made false promises about the value of its book of work during the purchase.

  • July 22, 2026

    UK Pension Reforms Need Tweaks To Protect Low Earners

    No single reform to automatic enrollment thresholds can address all the financial security and pension adequacy risks faced by lower earners during their working lives and in retirement, a think tank said Wednesday.

  • July 22, 2026

    Burnham Keeping Tax Threshold Freeze For Now

    British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Wednesday that he doesn't plan on ending the freeze on income tax thresholds for basic ratepayers, though he left open the possibility of raising the threshold in the future.

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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