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Latest News in Employment UK

  • November 06, 2026

    Brand Verdict Puts Employers In Spotlight As Reforms Kick In

    Russell Brand's conviction on Thursday for rape and sexual assault is a warning shot to employers not to prioritize their reputations and relationships with high-profile figures under scrutiny, lawyers say — but they questioned whether a recent legislative reform will have any effect on how complaints are handled in practice.

  • November 06, 2026

    Prison Boss Fired For Alleged Sexual Harassment Wins £30K

    The Ministry of Justice must pay more than £30,000 ($40,000) to a prison governor it fired without properly detailing the sexual harassment allegations against him, even though it would most likely have sacked him regardless, an employment tribunal has ruled.

  • November 06, 2026

    Teachers' Union Wins £750K Pension Valuation Delay Award

    The government has agreed to pay around £750,000 ($1 million) to teachers affected by unlawful delays to valuations of their pensions, a trade union representing the workers said Friday.

  • November 06, 2026

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

    The past week in London has seen Samsung sue Petrofac and its administrators, building materials giant Kingspan hit with two financial list claims by dozens of institutional investors, and Boehringer Ingelheim file a patent claim against fellow pharmaceutical company Sandoz amid ongoing conflict surrounding its empagliflozin type 2 diabetes drug.

  • November 06, 2026

    Slaughter And May Guide Chesnara On Insurance Unit Buy

    Pensions and life insurance consolidator Chesnara said Friday it has agreed to buy the closed-book U.K. life insurance unit from MetLife Inc., in a deal steered by Slaughter and May.

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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