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Law360 UK Employment provides the breaking news and analysis on employment law. Coverage includes employment-related litigation, government enforcement actions, and arbitration proceedings, as well as legislative and regulatory activity. It is the essential intelligence successful employment lawyers require to keep up with the latest developments, make informed decisions and safeguard clients.
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Latest News in Employment UK
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January 02, 2026
Courts Seek Thousands Of New Magistrates As Backlog Rises
The Ministry of Justice called Saturday for thousands of people to volunteer as magistrates amid a rising backlog of cases waiting to be heard in the criminal courts.
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January 02, 2026
Warwick Uni Beats Professor's Sex Discrimination Claim
An associate professor of finance lost her sex discrimination claim against the University of Warwick when an English employment tribunal found she had not been given higher requirements as a woman to pass her probation, according to a judgment published Friday.
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January 02, 2026
Shakespeare Festival Actor Was Volunteer, Not Worker
A tribunal has ruled that an actor at Cambridge Shakespeare Festival was not entitled to pay because she was a volunteer rather than a worker, deviating from a recent decision deeming actors at the same festival as workers.
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January 02, 2026
Pensions Bill To Reshape UK Retirement Sector In 2026
The U.K. pensions industry will be in a state of flux in 2026 because of the passage of a raft of reforms geared toward boosting the role of the sector in domestic investment.
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January 02, 2026
Litigation Risks Top Challenges Faced By UK Insurers In 2026
Insurers will be forced in 2026 to grapple with new litigation, including the adoption of fast-emerging AI technology by businesses and subsequent disputes over "forever chemicals."
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