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Latest News in Employment UK

  • July 01, 2026

    Sackers, Gowling Guide Music School On £35M Pension Deal

    The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music has completed a £35 million ($46.4 million) full buy-in to secure the retirement benefits of all 253 members of its U.K. retirement savings plan, Pension Insurance Corp. PLC said Wednesday.

  • June 30, 2026

    Cut Probation To 5 Months To Limit Claims Risk, Lawyers Say

    Employers should limit their probationary periods to five months at most, improve training for line managers and tighten their performance management processes, lawyers say, as workers gain stronger protection against unfair dismissal on Wednesday.

  • June 30, 2026

    Fired Professor Loses Appeal To Boost £1M Payout

    A professor has lost her appeal to boost her £1 million ($1.3 million) payout against the University of Edinburgh after an appeals tribunal rejected her bid to restore the maximum uplift available for discriminatory dismissal after she was fired for work-related stress.

  • June 30, 2026

    Solicitor Can't Sue Top Judge Again Over Sheriff Suspension

    An employment tribunal has tossed a lawyer's second bid to sue the most senior judge in Scotland, finding that he already had his chance to sue over his suspension as a part-time sheriff.

  • June 30, 2026

    KC Dodges Disbarment Over False Oxford Degree Claim

    A King's Counsel successfully overturned his disbarment over falsely claiming he studied at the University of Oxford in an application for tenancy, as a London court found Tuesday that the penalty was disproportionate given the historical, isolated nature of the lie.

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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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  • Judges and court staff across the UK