Employment UK

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Latest News in Employment UK

  • October 01, 2026

    Postman Given Too Many Stops Wins £133K From Royal Mail

    An employment tribunal has awarded a postman £133,705 ($176,495) after finding that Royal Mail unfairly dismissed him because he refused to deliver extra parcels without properly considering how his health conditions might affect his ability to take on more work.

  • October 01, 2026

    Gig Economy Right-To-Work Checks Kick In Amid Crackdown

    Employers in Britain are now required to conduct right-to-work checks on all workers as the regime for employees was extended on Thursday to cover all contractors, freelancers and gig economy workers.

  • October 01, 2026

    BA Flight Attendant Fired For Alleged Harassment Wins £29K

    A former British Airways flight attendant has won £29,000 ($38,300) after a tribunal found the airline sacked him after a flawed investigation into allegations that he inappropriately touched a female colleague and asked her to join the "mile high club."

  • October 01, 2026

    Firefighters' Union OK To Ditch Probe Into Senior Officials

    The trade union watchdog has ruled that the Fire Brigades Union was entitled to cancel disciplinary proceedings against two senior officials arising from a member's discrimination complaint.

  • October 01, 2026

    Acas Moots Tighter Process On Flexible Working Requests

    Employers that want to refuse official requests for flexible working will have to justify why it is reasonable to do so, under draft guidance put out for consultation by Acas on Thursday.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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  • Human resources professionals
  • Trade unions
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  • Policymakers at government agencies
  • Judges and court staff across the UK