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Latest News in Employment UK

  • September 24, 2026

    Ex-Union Staffer Backs Nurse's Gender-Critical Bias Claim

    A former nursing union staff member testified Thursday in support of a gender-critical Scottish nurse suing the union for alleged discrimination against her beliefs, telling a Dundee tribunal Thursday that she had resigned from the union over its reaction to an academic article she wrote about transgender prisoner policy.

  • September 24, 2026

    Zero-Hours Shift Bars Driver's Unfair Dismissal Claim

    A driver and personal assistant has failed to revive claims for unfair dismissal and notice pay, with an appellate tribunal finding that his move to a zero-hours contract meant he was no longer an employee entitled to bring those claims. 

  • September 24, 2026

    Uni Defeats Employment Law Prof's Whistleblowing Claims

    An employment law professor has failed to convince a tribunal that the University of Bradford fired him for blowing the whistle on concerns about exam regrading, with a ruling published Wednesday saying he was actually ousted over allegations of inappropriate behavior towards a student.

  • September 24, 2026

    Small Pension Plans Drive Uptick In Risk Transfer Deals

    Risk transfer transactions hit £10.2 billion ($13.5 billion) in the first six months of 2026, with small pension plans continuing to drive activity in the deals market, according to retirement savings consultancy Hymans Robertson.

  • September 24, 2026

    Barrister To Pay Costs After Logging Into Tribunal From Train

    A tribunal has ordered an employment law barrister to pay £6,800 ($9,000) in wasted costs, calling his conduct "totally inappropriate" after he logged into a hearing from a train in Germany, in a ruling released Thursday.

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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