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Latest News in Employment UK

  • July 16, 2026

    Rail Operators Lose Appeal Over £4.9M Union Offer Payout

    A London appeals tribunal held Thursday that two rail operators breached collective bargaining rules by cutting negotiations short and taking a pay offer directly to union members, preserving a £4.9 million ($6.4 million) payout to 1,250 workers.

  • July 16, 2026

    ECJ Leaves Most FIFA Agent Rules To Lower Courts

    Europe's top court ruled Thursday that the rules of the governing body of world football regarding players' agents breach the EU's ban on cartels, but said national courts must decide whether other rules also violate competition law.

  • July 16, 2026

    HR Pro Loses Late Bid To Expand NHS Disability Case

    A human resources adviser has lost a bid to expand her disability discrimination appeal against the National Health Service, after an appellate tribunal found she waited too long to challenge an earlier decision that part of her claim was out of time.

  • July 16, 2026

    Gov't Urged To Launch Adequate Pension Income Framework

    The U.K. government should develop a clearer national framework for measuring retirement adequacy to ensure the pension system is guaranteeing savers have enough money to live well in later life, an influential trade body has said.

  • July 16, 2026

    MoD Defeats Claim Of Woman Barred From Navy Fitness Test

    The Ministry of Defence has defeated a sex discrimination claim from a female member of the Royal Navy, convincing a tribunal that it was not unfair to restrict her participation in a fitness test required to become a higher-ranked officer because she had recently had a baby.

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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