Employment UK

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Latest News in Employment UK

  • September 10, 2026

    Employment Tribunal Backlog Worsens As Reforms Loom

    The backlog of employment tribunal cases grew over a three-month period this year by 9%, according to an analysis of statistics by RSM UK on Thursday, creating concerns that upcoming unfair-dismissal reforms will stretch an overwhelmed tribunal system even further. 

  • September 10, 2026

    Nurse Loses Appeal Over Unproven Whistleblowing Claims

    A former clinical lead at a mental health hospital has lost her bid to revive claims that she faced retaliation for whistleblowing, after an appeals tribunal ruled she never actually made disclosures about patient mistreatment which she claimed caused her dismissal.

  • September 10, 2026

    Ex-SAS Member's Book Blocked Pending MoD Secrecy Trial

    A former SAS member known for his actions in a 2019 counter-terrorism operation was ordered by a London judge Thursday to not publish his memoir detailing his experiences.

  • September 10, 2026

    Pension Insurance Deals Likely To Exceed £10B In First Half

    The total value of bulk purchase annuity deals for the first six months of the year is set to top £10 billion ($13.5 billion), Aon has said, driven by increasing competition among insurers and high demand from well-funded pension schemes.

  • September 10, 2026

    Employment Judge Gets Warning Over 20-Month Case Delays

    A judicial watchdog has formally warned an employment judge over a "pattern of significant delays" of up to 20 months in his cases.

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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