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

  • May 26, 2026

    Trade Union OK To Refuse Legal Help To Employment Solicitor

    A tribunal has ruled that Unite the Union did not unfairly penalize an employment solicitor who was a member of the union by refusing to fund legal action against his former employer after he terminated a retainer with his initial advisers.

  • May 26, 2026

    Metro Bank Investors Urged To Reject Exec Bonus Windfall

    A proxy advisory company has urged investors in Metro Bank to vote down aspects of the lender's pay report, including a sizable top executive bonus program that is "significantly out of line with market standards."

  • May 26, 2026

    Forsters' Email Service Nullifies Multimillion-Pound Claim

    A London judge threw out on Tuesday a property company's case worth tens of millions of pounds, concluding that the claimants' lawyers at Forsters LLP had failed to properly serve the claim over email to the solicitors of a construction group.

  • May 26, 2026

    Whistleblower Loses Bid To Make Union Give Legal Support

    A union member has lost his case that his union denied him legal assistance in order to punish him for blowing the whistle on internal misconduct, with the U.K.'s trade union watchdog finding that the dispute fell outside its jurisdiction.

  • May 26, 2026

    Part-Time Bus Driver Can Sue For Full-Time Drivers' Pay

    An employment tribunal has ruled that a part-time school bus driver can pursue a claim for higher pay after showing that a full-time colleague operating a stage coach was earning more while doing essentially the same work as him.

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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