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March 21, 2024
NHS Partially Overturns Clinic Manager's Age Harassment Win
An NHS trust has fended off one of several age harassment claims brought by a septuagenarian after an appellate tribunal ruled that a series of incidents leading to her dismissal weren't linked because the discrimination was not ongoing.
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March 21, 2024
Lawyer Resurrects Case After 'Myriad' Of Emails Not Received
A former solicitor at a law firm in the southeast of England has won a second shot at overturning his unfair dismissal, discrimination and whistleblowing claims, after an appellate judge found the lawyer had not been sent a "myriad" of necessary emails.
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March 21, 2024
Banned Barrister Had 'Lack Of Integrity' Appearing In Court
A suspended barrister showed a "lack of integrity" by appearing in court after being banned from practicing for sending hostile emails and making false statements to a judge, a disciplinary tribunal ruled Thursday.
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March 21, 2024
Mental Health Org Mishandled Staffer's Misconduct Probe
A mental health charity unfairly sacked a support worker following a botched investigation into allegations that he made inappropriate sexual comments to a woman and her children, a tribunal has ruled.
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March 21, 2024
LNER Wins Chance To Fight £4M Fine For Union Rules Breach
Rail operator LNER on Thursday won permission to fight an order to pay more than £4.1 million ($5.2 million) for a breach of union laws after its predecessor allegedly made a pay offer directly to staff during collective negotiations.
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March 21, 2024
Alleged Modern Slavery Victim Sues Farm For Mistreatment
A migrant fruit picker who is a suspected victim of modern slavery has sued a multinational farming company for unpaid wages, harassment, discrimination and victimization after she went on strike, her trade union representatives said on Thursday.
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March 21, 2024
Women 'Owed' Compensation Over State Pension Failings
Women who were affected by the U.K. government's failure to inform them that their retirement age had changed are owed compensation for the state's failings, according to a much-anticipated report released Thursday by the parliamentary ombudsman.
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March 21, 2024
British Safety Council Calls For A Minister For Well-Being
The British Safety Council has urged the government to appoint a well-being minister to promote welfare in the workplace at a time when illness is at a 10-year high and recent surveys suggest high stress levels and burnout among workers.
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March 21, 2024
ECJ Adviser Rejects Taxing Foreign Pension Funds Differently
Taxing dividends paid to foreign public pension funds while exempting dividends paid to the source country's general retirement savings funds contravenes European Union law, an adviser to the bloc's highest court said Thursday, backing Finnish pension funds' challenge of a Swedish law.
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March 20, 2024
UK Pension Fraud Fund To Pay Out £416M To Victims By 2026
The U.K.'s pension lifeboat scheme said Wednesday it expects to pay up to £416.7 million ($530 million) in compensation to members of pension schemes that have been hit by scams.
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March 20, 2024
Health And Safety Top Risk For Directors, Global Survey Says
Health and safety is the top risk for directors and officers worldwide, according to a survey published Wednesday, in a "surprise" result partly attributed to the lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on businesses and increasing mental health considerations.
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March 20, 2024
UK Gov't Dept And Lawyer Sued For 'Gender Critical' Network
A lawyer working for the British government has said she is being sued for making "gender critical" comments, including saying that "only women menstruate."
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March 20, 2024
Anti-Vax Vegan Loses Work Claim Against Ambulance Service
An ambulance worker who refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine because of his vegan beliefs has lost his discrimination claim after an employment tribunal ruled he was legally required to be vaccinated to work with vulnerable patients.
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March 20, 2024
Teacher Wins £39K After Rate Cut In Zero-Hours Contract
An English language teacher has won £39,200 ($49,900) after she successfully claimed that being moved on to a zero-hours contract forced her to quit.
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March 20, 2024
Union Organizer Loses Holiday, COVID Hours Claim
A union organizer suspended for three years during the coronavirus pandemic cannot claim that he did not receive holiday pay because he did not request to carry his unused days forward, an employment tribunal has ruled.
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March 20, 2024
Employers' EDI Efforts 'Ineffective And Polarizing,' Gov't Says
British employers "want to do the right thing" but are implementing equality, diversity and inclusion initiatives in an ineffective, polarizing and potentially unlawful way, according to a report released by the government on Wednesday.
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March 20, 2024
UK Insurers See Boom In Income Protection Policies
The number of people who took out personal insurance cover to shield their finances hit a record high in 2023, as more sought protection from a potentially serious accident or illness that would prevent them from working, British insurers said Wednesday.
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March 20, 2024
HMRC Makes U-Turn On Helpline Cuts After Backlash
The U.K. tax authority backtracked Wednesday on plans to close down several helplines for taxpayers from April through September after facing criticism from politicians and industry groups.
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March 20, 2024
FCA Warns Pension Advisers Over Treatment Of Customers
The Financial Conduct Authority urged pension advisers on Wednesday to look at how well they are considering the needs of their clients after a sweeping review of the sector found significant shortfalls at some companies.
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March 19, 2024
British Gas Beats Claim That It Paid Off Staff To Avoid Talks
British Gas did not break U.K. labor laws when it made a direct offer to over 3,000 engineers amid collective bargaining because it did not realize that negotiations were still ongoing, a tribunal said Tuesday.
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March 19, 2024
Criminal Case No Excuse For Missing Tribunal Claim Deadline
A customer service worker for a British train company can't pursue his sex discrimination and unfair dismissal claims against his former employer because he missed the deadline to bring legal action while on trial for sexual assault allegations brought by a colleague.
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March 19, 2024
Pension Watchdog Finds Trustee Boards Lack Diversity
Pension boards across the U.K. lack diversity, according to research published Tuesday by Britain's retirement savings watchdog, which showed the characteristics of a "typical trustee" being unrepresentative of the overall U.K. population.
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March 19, 2024
HMRC Under Fire For Sharply Cutting Back Helpline Service
The U.K. tax authority has moved too quickly to phase out helpline services for taxpayers filing self-assessment returns this year, members of Parliament said Tuesday.
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March 19, 2024
Charities Recovering From Pension Deficits
Thirteen U.K. charities are no longer plugging a black hole in their pension schemes, a consultancy said Tuesday, amid a wider improvement in funding for retirement savings plans.
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March 19, 2024
Gov't Had 'No Option' But To Fire Worker Over Welfare Fraud
A civil servant at the Department for Work and Pensions cannot claim he was unfairly dismissed after he used his position to process personal claims for universal credit knowing he wasn't eligible, an employment tribunal has ruled.