Employment UK

  • February 04, 2025

    3 Firms Advise On £25M Pension Deal For Redress Program

    The U.K.'s financial compensation scheme has passed £25 million ($31 million) of its staff pension liabilities to Pension Insurance Corp. PLC, the insurer said, in a deal guided by Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Eversheds Sutherland and Arc Pensions Law LLP.

  • February 03, 2025

    'Far-Reaching' EU Ban On High-Risk AI Models Now In Effect

    The European Union on Sunday ushered in key laws to rein in the use of artificial intelligence systems that pose an "unacceptable risk," but a lack of guidance from the bloc has companies in the dark.

  • February 03, 2025

    Uyghur Rights Group To Sue FCA If Shein Gets LSE Listing

    A Uyghur human rights group has threatened to take the Financial Conduct Authority to court if it permits Shein to list on the London Stock Exchange, stepping up its fight against the ultra-fast-fashion giant over slavery concerns.

  • February 03, 2025

    Pension Deal Demand To Be Unaffected By Surplus Reform

    The government's plans to allow U.K. businesses to tap into £160 billion ($198 billion) of pension surpluses will be unlikely to significantly dent demand for insurance risk transfer deals in the near future, a ratings agency said Monday.

  • February 03, 2025

    Schroders Commits To Extracting Pension Surplus

    Asset manager Schroders said that it has struck a deal to allow its staff retirement savings plan to run on as the government weighs regulation to allow businesses to extract surpluses from their pension scheme.

  • February 03, 2025

    IT Analyst Loses Discrimination Case Over 'Belief In Dreams'

    An employment tribunal has dismissed a computer analyst's claim that he was fired from an IT company over his belief that he had prophetic dreams, ruling that he was let go because he sent a colleague "objectionable" messages about her haunting his dreams.

  • February 03, 2025

    Manager Wins Case After 'Working For Free' For 3 Months

    A warehouse manager for an Amazon Marketplace seller has won her claim alleging that the founder of the company withheld the salaries of workers for three months during a cash-flow crisis sparked by an audit by the online retailer.

  • February 03, 2025

    Female Asda Workers Win Ruling In £1.2B Equal Pay Claim

    Female checkout operators and shop floor assistants for retail giant Asda carry out work of equal value to the mostly-male distribution center staff, an employment tribunal has ruled, setting the stage for victory in their £1.2 billion ($1.5 billion) equal-pay claim.

  • January 31, 2025

    Brexit Five Years On: The Legal Landscape After Europe

    Five years after the U.K. formally left the European Union, Law360 looks at how Brexit has changed the legal, regulatory and financial terrain.

  • January 31, 2025

    Data Reveals More To Do On Diversity Among Barristers

    Diversity levels among barristers require further progress to improve representation of women and people from ethnic minority backgrounds at silk level, the Bar Standards Board reported Friday.

  • January 31, 2025

    NHS Radiographers Lose Group Claim Over On-Call Pay

    A National Health Service trust has convinced a tribunal that it did not unlawfully pay a group of radiographers lower on-call wages than their counterparts at another hospital, proving that they paid the correct wages under a "local agreement."

  • January 31, 2025

    Stobart Slashes Ex-Employee's Maternity Bias Payout

    An appeal tribunal has slashed a £10,000 ($12,419) payout awarded to a former Eddie Stobart worker for injury to feelings, ruling that the logistics company's one-off failure to deal with a planner's pregnancy bias complaint did not merit the "perverse" sum.

  • January 31, 2025

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    This past week in London has seen another claim by Woodford investors against Hargreaves Lansdown in the widening £200 million ($248 million) dispute over the fund's collapse, a solicitor barred for his role in a suspected advance fee fraud face action by a Swiss wholesaler, and The Resort Group, which markets investments in luxury hotel resorts, hit with a claim by a group of investors. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • January 31, 2025

    Cleaners Punished For Union Membership Win £101K

    DOC Cleaning must pay £101,479 ($126,010) for mistreating and belittling six staff members in order to dissuade them from participating in union activities, an employment tribunal has ruled.

  • January 31, 2025

    BBC Apologizes For Mismanaging Russell Brand Complaints

    The BBC has apologized to members of staff who felt unable to raise concerns about Russell Brand's behavior while he worked for the broadcaster because they "felt that there was no point in raising a concern as it would not be listened to."

  • January 30, 2025

    Foster Carers Win Limited Ability To Sue For Workers' Rights

    Three foster carers have lost their bid to be classed as workers in a test case that aimed to secure rights for thousands — but a tribunal did find they have been unlawfully barred from bringing whistleblowing and discrimination claims.

  • January 30, 2025

    Immunity For Embassy Staff Violates Int'l Law, Court Rules

    A London appeals judge has ruled that the current laws governing state immunity violate the right to a fair trial, in a decision holding that Spain cannot dodge an embassy worker's discrimination claim.

  • January 30, 2025

    Marsh Loses Appeal To Ax Chemical Co.'s Negligence Claim

    Marsh Ltd. has failed in its bid to strike out a global chemicals group's claim that the insurance broker negligently arranged faulty motor insurance cover after a London appeals court said Thursday that the allegations need more clarity.

  • January 30, 2025

    Energy Group Urges UK To Link To EU's Carbon-Tax Measure

    The U.K. government should link to the European Union's Emissions Trading System to mitigate the impact of carbon border taxes on businesses in Northern Ireland, an energy industry group said.

  • January 30, 2025

    Osborne Clarke Guides Aviva's £23M Pension Deal

    Insurance giant Aviva has taken on £23 million ($28.7 million) of retirement savings liabilities from The Colthrop Board Mill Pension Scheme in a deal guided by Osborne Clarke, according to lead advisers on the transaction Thursday.

  • January 30, 2025

    FCA Says Ban On Pension Advice Contingent Charging Works

    The Financial Conduct Authority said Thursday that almost 200 financial advisers stopped offering pension transfer services after it changed its rules on contingent charging five years ago.

  • January 30, 2025

    DWP Assessor Fired After Car Crash Absence Wins Claim

    An employment tribunal has ruled that a government contractor unfairly fired a case reviewer who was off sick for almost two years, because bosses had broken a promise to refer her to occupational health for a final time. 

  • January 30, 2025

    Will The UK Follow Trump's Lead On DEI Purge? Probably Not

    Employers in Britain are unlikely to follow the lead of U.S. multinational employers such as Meta, McDonald's and Amazon by curtailing their diversity, equality and inclusion programs after President Donald Trump moved to ban their use in the American civil service, lawyers say.

  • January 30, 2025

    UK Gov't Vows To Overhaul Pension Lifeboat Levy

    The government said Thursday that it is considering allowing the Pension Protection Fund more flexibility over how it sets its levy, as it looks at further measures to boost economic growth.

  • January 30, 2025

    Royal Ballet School Settles Body-Shaming Claim In Legal First

    The Royal Ballet School has settled a claim brought by a former student, alleging that unrelenting comments from teachers about her weight and appearance led her to develop an eating disorder, Leigh Day said Thursday.

Expert Analysis

  • A Close Look At Labour Party's Worker Reform Plans

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    The U.K. Labour government has proposed significant employee rights reforms that suggest a careful approach to balancing business operations alongside increasing worker rights, though certain industries may struggle to adjust to changes to zero-hour contracts, and an extended claims window could strain employment tribunals' workload, say Nick Hurley and Isaac Bate at Charles Russell.

  • UK Judgment Could Change Anti-Money Laundering Regimes

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    After the Court of Appeal of England and Wales' determination that criminal property remains criminal property in the hands of its purchaser even if purchased at market value, many businesses could face a new or heightened risk of prosecution for criminality in their supply chains and related money laundering offenses, say lawyers at Macfarlanes.

  • What To Expect From Labour's Pension Schemes Bill

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    The Labour government’s recently announced Pension Schemes Bill, outlining key policy areas affecting the retirement savings sector, represents a positive step forward for both defined contribution scheme members and defined benefit superfunds, but there are some missing features, says Sonya Fraser at Arc Pensions.

  • What UK Workers' Rights May Look Like Under Labour

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    It is clear from the recent King's Speech that the new Labour government has set itself an ambitious pro-worker agenda, with the intent of overhauling employment laws and upgrading workers' rights, say lawyers at Cleary.

  • Irish Businesses Should Act Now To Prepare For EU AI Act

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    Artificial intelligence is increasingly transforming the Irish job market, and proactive engagement with the forthcoming European Union AI Act, a significant shift in the regulatory landscape for Irish businesses, will be essential for Irish businesses to responsibly harness AI’s advantages and to maintain legal compliance, say lawyers at Pinsent Masons.

  • Takeaways From World Uyghur Congress Forced Labor Ruling

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    The Court of Appeal’s recent judgment in the World Uyghur Congress' case against the National Crime Agency confirms that companies dealing in goods that they suspect to be products of forced labor are potentially liable to criminal prosecution, presenting significant legal risks that cannot always be mitigated through conducting supply chain due diligence, say lawyers at King & Spalding.

  • Don't Wing Settlements: Lessons From Morley's TM Ruling

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    In Morley's v. Sivakumar, the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court recently found that a fast-food franchiser had breached a fried chicken franchise's trademark rights, despite a prior settlement agreement, offering lessons on drafting express terms to ensure IP protection, say Nessa Khandaker and Clare Cornell at Finnegan.

  • Key Takeaways From Proposed EU Anticorruption Directive

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    The European Commission's anticorruption proposal, on which the EU Council recently adopted a position, will substantially alter the landscape of corporate compliance and liability across the EU, so companies will need to undertake rigorous revisions of their compliance frameworks to align with the directive's demands, say lawyers at Linklaters.

  • Decoding Plans To Simplify The Transfer Of Undertakings Law

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    The prior Conservative government's proposed reforms to the Transfer of Undertakings Regulations to simplify processes protecting employee rights have generally been welcomed, but the fact that Labour is now in power casts significant doubt on whether they will be pursued, says Robert Forsyth at Michelmores.

  • Employer Lessons From Teacher's Menopause Bias Win

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    A Scottish employment tribunal’s recent decision to award a teacher over £60,000 ($77,829) for unfair dismissal is a reminder that menopausal symptoms can amount to a disability, and together with potentially stronger measures from the new Labour government, should prompt all employers to implement effective menopause support policies, say Ellie Gelder and Kelly Thomson at RPC.

  • What New UK Labour Gov't Is Planning For Financial Services

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    Following the Labour Party’s U.K. election win on July 4, the new government has already announced its key missions for economic growth, green investment and tax reform, so affected Financial Conduct Authority-regulated entities should be prepared for change and on the lookout for details, says Rachael Healey at RPC.

  • What Legal Cannabis In Germany Means For Employers

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    Since April 1, the consumption and limited possession of cannabis has been permitted in Germany, so employers should take a few steps to maintain safe and productive workplaces while respecting the new legal landscape, says Sven Lombard at Simmons & Simmons.

  • How Cos. Can Harness Mobility To Sustain The Space Industry

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    In order to tackle the skills shortage in the U.K. space industry, companies should use immigration policies, which were recently updated by the government, to attract international talent, says Laxmi Limbani at Fragomen.

  • Tips For Orgs Using NDAs In Light Of New UK Legislation

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    The recent passage of the Victims and Prisoners Act follows a crackdown on the misuse of nondisclosure agreements, but although NDAs are not prohibited and regulators recognize their legitimate justification, organizations relying on them must be able to clearly explain that justification if challenged, say attorneys at Macfarlanes.

  • Unpacking The Pay Threshold Hikes For Skilled Worker Visas

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    Many companies were forced to withdraw job offers after the government recently raised the salary thresholds for skilled worker visas, bringing focus to the strain on businesses to quickly adapt to the changing immigration system, say Claire Nilson, Abilio Jaribu and Emily Evans at Faegre Drinker.

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