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October 09, 2025
Staffer Unfairly Sacked For 'Top Of The Morning' Irish Remark
An ex-employee of a British ready-meal company has won £16,000 ($21,300) in compensation for his unfair dismissal, with an Employment Tribunal ruling that although the former employee's imitation of an Irish accent was "reprehensible," his firing was unfair because it did not involve a proper investigation.
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October 09, 2025
Workers' Rights At Risk In Nixing Of Tribunal Fees System
The government confirmed Thursday that it will not reintroduce fees for employees to lodge a tribunal claim just a week after a proposal to do so was leaked, but the lack of a viable alternative to support the beleaguered system puts the enforcement of upcoming workers rights reforms at risk.
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October 09, 2025
Hip-Hop DJ Tim Westwood Charged With Rape, Sexual Assault
The Crown Prosecution Service said Thursday that it had approved 15 charges of sexual offenses against U.K. hip-hop DJ and broadcaster Tim Westwood spanning over three decades and involving seven women.
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October 09, 2025
Ex-KWM London Chief Cleared Over Kiss With Junior Staffer
The former managing partner of the London arm of King & Wood Mallesons was cleared of misconduct charges on Thursday as a tribunal said it could not conclude that he kissed a junior female colleague without her consent on a drunken night out.
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October 09, 2025
TPT Retirement Solutions To Launch New Pension Superfund
TPT Retirement Solutions said on Thursday that it intends to launch a new defined benefit superfund, claiming it has secured enough capital for its first deals worth £1 billion ($1.34 billion) in the fledgling sector.
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October 09, 2025
Union Officer Keeps Suspension Complaint Alive On Appeal
A London appeals tribunal has handed a trade union officer a lifeline in his quest to bring a second complaint over his suspension in 2021, giving him three weeks to prove that his follow-up grievance isn't frivolous.
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October 09, 2025
Arc Guides Healthcare Co. On £4M L&G Pension Deal
Pre-hospital emergency care company Ferno Group has offloaded £4 million ($5.4 million) of retirement savings liabilities to Legal & General Assurance Society Ltd., in a deal guided by Arc Pensions Law which was revealed on Thursday.
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October 08, 2025
Christian Aide Required To Work Sundays Wins Bias Claim
An employment tribunal has ordered a nursing home to pay a domestic assistant £6,954 ($9,311) after adding her to a Sunday work rota that required her to skip her church services.
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October 08, 2025
EU Eyes Protections To Tackle Abuse Of Trainee Roles
European lawmakers said Wednesday they would negotiate new rules on traineeships across the bloc to prevent abusive practices and ensure greater protections for trainees.
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October 08, 2025
Tech Biz Says Former Exec Lied About CEO's Links To Russia
A technology company has accused a former executive in a London court of targeting its CEO with a smear campaign about his alleged ties to Russian special services and organized crime networks.
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October 08, 2025
Ex-Military Members Say Loud Noise Caused Hearing Loss
Thousands of ex-servicemen and women suffered hearing loss after being subjected to "high intensity" noise during their military careers, their lawyers said at the opening of their trial to seek compensation on Wednesday.
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October 08, 2025
Aegon Backs Financial Ombudsman Redress Reform
Aegon said Wednesday it "broadly" supports HM Treasury's proposed overhaul of the Financial Ombudsman Service, adding that reforms — if "carefully" implemented — could bring much-needed clarity and consistency to rulings on complaints in the U.K.
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October 08, 2025
Employment Judges Seek Input On Pension Loss Rules
A working group of British employment judges is reviewing the framework for how compensation for losses to pensions in a dispute is calculated in the U.K.
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October 07, 2025
Ex-IT Exec Sues His Lawyers After Losing Hacking Case
A former chief technology officer has sued the law firm that represented him in civil proceedings against his ex-employer following his conviction for hacking their computer systems, accusing the law firm of breaching its duties by refusing to pursue an appeal argument.
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October 07, 2025
Police Officers Win Case Over Disability-Based Transfers
Two part-time policemen have convinced an employment tribunal that bosses discriminated against them for being disabled by removing them from specialist roles with animals and placing them in positions they were less qualified for.
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October 07, 2025
Ex-Law Firm Chief Denies Initiating Kiss With Junior Staffer
The former managing partner of King & Wood Mallesons' London arm denied initiating a kiss with a junior female colleague on a drunken night out, telling a disciplinary tribunal on Tuesday that the colleague kissed him.
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October 07, 2025
Quinn Client Fights To Shield Firm From Ex-Staffer's Abuse
A client of Quinn Emanuel asked a London appeals court on Tuesday to prevent a former employee from sending abusive messages to the firm's lawyers in a case that was set to test a novel area of law.
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October 07, 2025
BoE Governor Backs Pension Plans To Boost UK Biz Growth
The governor of the Bank of England has said he is a "strong advocate" for plans by the Labour government to direct pension scheme capital toward British business, despite having warned against proposals that would mandate specific investments.
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October 06, 2025
UK Urged To Pause Deletion Of Pension Records Amid Errors
The U.K. government should hold back from deleting state pension records while there is still the possibility that relatives can claim compensation for administrative errors, a former minister warned Tuesday.
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October 06, 2025
Lending Platform Ordered To Pay Laid-Off Staffers £100K
An employment tribunal has ordered a lending platform to pay a total of £100,617 ($135,566) to four claimants it had made redundant, ruling in four separate cases that the staffers were dismissed in breach of their contracts.
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October 06, 2025
What To Watch In Employment Law This Winter
Employment law in 2025 has been dominated by the government's package of employment reforms — but there are significant developments in case law and workplace norms that practitioners should watch closely as winter approaches.
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October 06, 2025
Amazon Proves Worker's Whistleblowing Claim Not Done Deal
Amazon Web Services has persuaded a London tribunal to throw out a former employee's request for upfront compensation in his whistleblowing case, proving that the claim is not guaranteed to succeed.
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October 06, 2025
Watchdog To Issue Guidance on Virgin Media Pensions Ruling
Britain's audit watchdog has said it will issue guidance to help pension plan actuaries confirm historical amendments to retirement savings benefits ahead of forthcoming legislation sparked by a landmark court judgment in 2024.
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October 03, 2025
MoD Hearing Loss Trial Could Set Precedent For Wider Claims
Thousands of ex-serviceman and women will resume their legal battle on Monday for compensation over noise-induced hearing loss suffered during their military service in a trial that could have wide implications for other military and civilian claims over hearing loss.
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October 03, 2025
Firefighter Fired For Allegedly Touching Colleagues Wins Case
A firefighter has won his unfair dismissal claim after showing that the local council had accepted allegations that he sexually harassed female colleagues at face value without a proper investigation despite the career-ruining implications.
Expert Analysis
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How Cos. Can Straddle US-UK Split On Work Misconduct, DEI
With U.K. regulators ordering employers to do more to prevent nonfinancial misconduct and discrimination, and President Donald Trump ordering the rollback of similar American protections, global organizations should prioritize establishing consistent workplace conduct frameworks to help balance their compliance obligations across the diverging jurisdictions, say lawyers at WilmerHale.
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Return-To-Office Policy Considerations For UK Employers
As the Financial Conduct Authority reviews its hybrid working policy and other organizations increasingly require employees to return to the office, employers should weigh the costs and benefits of these decisions while considering the nuances of work-from-home rights in the U.K., say lawyers at Shoosmiths.
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FCA Misconduct Guide Will Expand Firms' Duty To Investigate
The Financial Conduct Authority's recent proposals on workplace nonfinancial misconduct will place a greater onus on compliance and investigations teams, clarifying that the question to ascertain is whether the behavior is justifiable and proportionate, say lawyers at Ashurst.
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SRA Ruling Raises Issue Of Jurisdiction Over Private Conduct
The recent Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal ruling, suspending a former Orrick associate after determining that a criminal offense of nonconsensual touching had occurred, serves as a cautionary tale that the regulator's jurisdiction may extend into private social settings, even where no abuse of power is proven, says Nick Brett at Brett Wilson.
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Challenges Law Firms Face In Recruiting Competitor Teams
Since the movement of lawyer teams from a competitor can bring legal considerations and commercial risks into play, both the target and recruiting firms should be familiar with the relevant limited liability partnership deed to protect their business, say lawyers at Fox & Partners.
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7 Ways Employers Can Avoid Labor Friction Over AI
As artificial intelligence use in the workplace emerges as a key labor relations topic in the U.S. and Europe, employers looking to reduce reputational risk and prevent costly disputes should consider proactive strategies to engage with unions, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.
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3 Changes To Note In Upcoming Employment Law Reforms
The forthcoming Employment Rights and Equality Bills, with complex family rights, flexible work and sexual harassment protection reforms, present unique challenges that make it essential for companies to embed these new legal duties in both practice and documentation, say lawyers at Linklaters.
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What Cos. Must Note From EU's Delivery Hero-Glovo Ruling
The European Commission’s recent landmark decision in Delivery Hero-Glovo, sanctioning companies for the first time over a stand-alone no-poach cartel agreement, underscores the potential antitrust risks of horizontal cross-ownership between competitors, say lawyers at McDermott.
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Immigration Reforms Require Immediate Employer Attention
The recent U.K. government white paper on immigration practices could reshape how international recruitment is planned, funded and managed, and employers reliant on overseas talent should get ahead of changes now, including via pipeline reviews and accelerated sponsorship, say lawyers at Morgan Lewis.
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Court Backing Of FCA Pensions Ruling Sends Key Message
The Upper Tribunal’s recent upholding of the Financial Conduct Authority's decisions against CFP Management directors serves as a judicial endorsement of the regulator’s approach to defined benefit transfers, underscoring that where the advisory model is fundamentally flawed, the consequences for those in control can be severe, say lawyers at RPC.
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Pension Schemes Bill's Most Notable, Controversial Measures
The long-awaited Pension Schemes Bill recently introduced to Parliament creates a framework for harnessing money saved in U.K. workplace pension funds to grow the country’s economy, but provisions relating to local government pension scheme investment, and scale and asset allocation, are controversial, says Claire Dimmock at Squire Patton.
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Whistleblower Rewards May Soon Materialize In UK
Recent government and Serious Fraud Office announcements indicate that the U.K.’s long-standing aversion to rewarding whistleblowers is reversing, underlining the importance for organizations to consider managing misconduct risk and prepare for a potentially significant uptick in tipoffs, says Tom Grodecki at Cadwalader.
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US Diversity Policies Present Challenges To UK And EU Cos.
Following President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders calling for increased scrutiny of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, it is clear that global businesses operating in the U.K. and European Union will need to understand regional nuances to successfully navigate differing agendas on either side of the Atlantic, say lawyers at Jenner & Block.
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What Age Bias Ruling Means For Law Firm Retirement Policies
The recent employment tribunal age discrimination decision in Scott v. Walker Morris demonstrates that while law firms may implement mandatory retirement schemes, the policy must pursue a legitimate aim via proportionate means to pass the objective justification test, says Chris Hadrill at Redmans Solicitors.
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Acas Guide Shows How To Support Neurodiverse Employees
A new guide on neurodiversity in the workplace from the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service reminds employers of the duty to make reasonable adjustments that will effectively alleviate any disadvantage an employee may experience at work, say lawyers at Withers.