Employment UK

  • September 02, 2025

    Policemen Penalized For Pop Star Photo Win Payouts

    Police Scotland discriminated against two male officers by withdrawing their authorization to carry firearms after they posed for a photo with a female pop star while on duty, a tribunal has ruled.

  • September 02, 2025

    UK Gov't To Fix Fallout From Virgin Media Pensions Ruling

    The government has floated new rules for pension funds that experts say could offer a way out of the legal limbo they've faced since a landmark court judgment more than a year ago.

  • September 02, 2025

    Mishcon Ex-Partner's Whistleblowing Claim Struck Out

    Mishcon de Reya is not on the hook for a former partner's whistleblowing claim because the Singapore-based lawyer cannot bring his claim under British employment law, a London tribunal ruled in a decision released on Tuesday.

  • September 02, 2025

    Reform UK Slams £1B 'Waste' In Municipal Pension Plan Fees

    Right-wing political party Reform UK said it believes that an overhaul is needed in the way Britain's £391 billion ($523 billion) municipal pension fund is managed, claiming £1 billion is wasted every year on investment fees.

  • September 02, 2025

    Cleaning Co. Must Pay £30K For Firing Worker Without Probe

    An employment tribunal has ordered a security and cleaning services business to pay £29,706 ($39,700) to a former security officer it had accused of falsifying his contract to take extra holidays, after it failed to interview a key witness.

  • September 01, 2025

    Dental Nurse Wins £25K In Colleague 'Bullying' Claim

    A Scottish dental practice must pay a nurse £25,300 ($34,200) after it forced her to resign by removing her role and failing to deal with "bullying" by her colleagues, a tribunal has ruled.

  • September 01, 2025

    Millwall FC Faulted For Firing Coach Without Written Notice

    A second-tier English football club breached the contract of a part-time coach by firing him by phone over his "dysfunctional relationship" with the head trainer, an employment tribunal has ruled. 

  • September 01, 2025

    AA Patrol Workers Lose Fight Over Compulsory Overtime

    A group of patrol workers from the AA, the motoring association, has stumbled in its battle over end-of-shift overtime as a judge ruled that an English tribunal did not have the power to resolve the contractual dispute.

  • September 01, 2025

    Pensions Body Calls For Safeguards On Gov't Surplus Plan

    New laws that allow businesses to tap into an estimated £160 billion ($217 billion) in pension surpluses must have safeguards to protect members of savings plans, a trade body warned Monday.

  • September 01, 2025

    DLA Piper Steers £1M Philippine Bank Pension Buy-In

    The pension plan of the U.K. arm of private lender Philippine National Bank has agreed a £1 million ($1.35 million) full-scheme buy-in with Just Group, the financial services company said Monday.

  • August 29, 2025

    Education Trust Mistreated Finance Director With Cancer

    An employment tribunal has ruled that an education trust forced a finance and IT director with cancer to quit by failing to properly consider his complaints of discrimination during a grievance hearing. 

  • August 29, 2025

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

    This past week in London has seen Prosecco DOC Consortium bring an intellectual property claim against a distributor, the Serious Fraud Office bring a civil recovery claim against the ex-wife of a solicitor jailed over a £19.5 million fraud scheme, and law firm Joseph Hage Aaronson & Bremen LLP sue its former client, the bankrupt Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • August 29, 2025

    Women's State Pension Redress Decision Gets Court Date

    Campaigners fighting the government over its decision not to launch a compensation program for historic failings over the women's state pension said Friday that the High Court would hear its case in December.

  • August 29, 2025

    US Tariffs Spur Asset Allocation Review By UK Pension Funds

    Volatility in markets caused by Donald Trump's Liberation Day tariffs has prompted U.K. pension funds to reassess their long-term U.S. equity allocations, a consultancy said Friday.

  • August 29, 2025

    FCA Urged To Shield Firms Offering Targeted Support

    Financial services companies could be held back from offering "targeted support" to customers, out of concern they could be ordered to fork out compensation down the road, a financial adviser warned.  

  • August 29, 2025

    Finance Sector 'Risks Losing Talent' Over Class Ceiling

    Just two in five young people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds believe the financial services industry is "open to them," according to research by an insurance company.

  • August 28, 2025

    Catering Worker Wins Second Shot At Sex Harassment Case

    A catering agency worker won a second chance on Thursday to sue her employer after being sexually harassed by a colleague outside work, with a tribunal ruling the judge failed to consider whether the incident was tied to their employment.

  • August 28, 2025

    Livingston FC Defeats Ex-GC's Unfair Dismissal Claim

    The former general counsel at a Scottish Premier League club has lost his employment tribunal claim accusing Livingston FC of forcing him to resign for blowing the whistle about purported financial irregularities and unlawful payments to players.

  • August 28, 2025

    Osborne Clarke Steers Advisory Giant's £60M Pension Deal

    The U.K. pension plans of accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP have agreed a £60 million ($81.1 million) full-scheme buy-in with financial services company Just Group, Broadstone said Thursday.

  • August 28, 2025

    Pension Sector Told Not To Ignore Growing Bitcoin Cos.

    Pension scheme trustees should "not ignore" the growing influence of businesses raising money to buy bitcoin as part of their financial strategies, a retirement saving specialist has said.

  • August 28, 2025

    Pension Trustees Warned To Better Vet Cyber Resilience

    Pension funds trustees must demand the right evidence on cyber resilience after incidents at Marks & Spencer, Harrods and the Co-op showed how damaging security breaches can be, according to best practice guidance released by a pensions administrator.

  • August 28, 2025

    MPs Urged To Back Amendment On Pensions Inflation Rules

    British lawmakers have been urged to back an amendment to draft pensions legislation that will allow retirement benefits for older pensioners to rise with inflation.

  • August 28, 2025

    Fieldfisher Steers Asset Advisory Biz On Employee Ownership

    The founders of alternative asset advisory firm Albourne said Thursday that they have sold the company to its employees, in a deal advised by Fieldfisher LLP.

  • August 28, 2025

    Pensions Body Urges Rethink On Pension Investment Powers

    The largest trade body for the U.K. retirement sector has hit out at plans by the government that will effectively allow it to direct investment of pension funds.

  • August 28, 2025

    FCA Names Pensions Exec As New Chair For Small Biz Panel

    The Financial Conduct Authority said Thursday that it has appointed pensions executive Will Self as chair of its advisory panel for small business matters as the regulator help the sector explore new technology.

Expert Analysis

  • FCA Survey Results Reveal Rise In Nonfinancial Misconduct

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    After a Financial Conduct Authority survey recently reported a significant rise in nonfinancial misconduct, there are a number of preventive steps firms should take to create a healthy workplace environment and mitigate the risk of increased regulatory scrutiny, say lawyers at WilmerHale.

  • Employer Tips For Avoiding Unlawful Age Discrimination

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    A recent study shows that despite legal protections, age discrimination remains a significant, often overlooked challenge in the U.K. labor market, meaning employers should make age a key focus of their diversity and inclusion initiatives in order to minimize risks of liability and reputational damage, says Daniel Stander at Vedder Price.

  • What New Int'l Treaty Means For Global AI Regulation

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    Lawyers at Bird & Bird consider how global artificial intelligence regulation will be affected by the first international AI treaty recently signed by the U.S., EU and U.K., as well as its implications for business and several issues that stakeholders should be aware of.

  • 2 Highlights From Labour's Notable Employment Rights Bill

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    The Labour government’s recently unveiled Employment Rights Bill marks the start of a generational shift in U.K. employment law, and its updates to unfair dismissal rights and restrictions on fire-and-rehire tactics are of particular note, say lawyers at Covington.

  • Complying With Growing EU Supply Chain Mandates

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    A significant volume of recent European Union legislative developments demonstrate a focus on supply chain transparency, so organizations must remain vigilant about potential human rights and environmental abuses in their supply chain and make a plan to mitigate compliance risks, say lawyers at Weil.

  • HMRC Transfer Pricing Guide A Vital Resource For Businesses

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    HM Revenue & Customs' recent guidelines on common transfer pricing compliance risks should be required reading for affected businesses in indicating HMRC's expected benchmark for documents and policies, say Tomoko Ikawa and Kapisha Vyas at Simmons & Simmons.

  • What Updated Guide Means For Jersey's Private Funds

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    The Jersey Financial Services Commission's recent updates to the Jersey Private Fund Guide clarify existing provisions and introduce new requirements for fund managers, service providers and investors, demonstrating a clear commitment to maintaining Jersey's reputation as an attractive jurisdiction for investment, say lawyers at Walkers Global.

  • Employer Lessons In Preventing Unlawful Positive Action

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    A recent Employment Tribunal decision that three white police officers had been subjected to unlawful race discrimination when a minority detective sergeant was promoted demonstrates that organizations should undertake a balancing approach when implementing positive action in the workplace, says Chris Hadrill at Redmans Solicitors.

  • 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.

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