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Latest News in Employment UK

  • June 19, 2026

    Coin Seller Wins Claim Ex-Staff Stole Client Data For Rival Co.

    A coin dealer persuaded a London judge on Friday that a group of former account managers conspired to exploit confidential customer data and stage a collective grievance as part of a plan to establish a rival business.

  • June 19, 2026

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    The past week in London has seen Royal Mail Pension Plan companies sue Wates Construction after investing in a Cambridge development project, law firm Ronald Fletcher Baker launch proceedings against several former partners and the rival firm they moved to, Lansdowne Law, and energy group VAROPreem bring an intellectual property claim against North Sea producer Viaro Energy and its chief executive. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K...

  • June 19, 2026

    Mex Group Faces $170M Claim Over 'Misused' Freezing Order

    A business executive and two financial services companies said Friday that they are seeking more than $170 million from Mex Group over alleged losses stemming from a worldwide freezing order that they say the trading group weaponized after its conspiracy case against them collapsed.

  • June 19, 2026

    Online Access Can Satisfy Payslip Duty, Appeals Court Rules

    Employers providing electronic payslips in a reasonable fashion meet their statutory duty to provide workers with itemized statements, an appellate tribunal ruled Friday, dismissing an attempt to draw a legal distinction between directly giving the document to staff and making it available online.

  • June 19, 2026

    Staff Safety Reps Win 'Union-Busting' Case Over Meeting Ban

    An employment judge has backed "union-busting" claims brought by three college employees, ruling that their managers unlawfully prevented them from representing members of GMB Scotland on health and safety committees during work hours.

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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

Readership

  • 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