Employment UK

  • June 24, 2025

    Treasury Official Tapped As Interim Pensions Regulator Chair

    The government has revealed Civil Service veteran Kirstin Baker as the next interim chair of Britain's retirement savings watchdog.

  • June 24, 2025

    Danish Pensions Fintech Biz Expands Into UK Market

    Festina Finance, a Danish financial technology company, said it has begun fully operating its retirement savings platform for administrators of British pension plans.

  • June 23, 2025

    App Exec Off Sick With Anxiety From Ukraine War Wins £30K

    An employment tribunal has ordered a cash-for-data app company to pay £29,799 ($39,909) to a former product manager for failing to provide her full wages while she was off sick with anxiety and depression triggered by the war in Ukraine. 

  • June 23, 2025

    IBM Trims UK Whistleblower's Claim Of Mistreatment

    An employment tribunal has ruled that a staffer at IBM U.K. cannot sue its parent company because her work as part of a global team did not make it her secondary employer.  

  • June 23, 2025

    UK Payroll Tax Revenue Continues Rising, HMRC Says

    The U.K.'s receipts from income and payroll taxes increased to £84.6 billion ($114.4 billion) in April and May, up by £6.1 billion compared with the same period last year, according to data from HM Revenue & Customs. 

  • June 23, 2025

    Staffer Can't Ax Amazon's Defense To Russia Tech Sale Claim

    A former Amazon employee on Monday lost his bid to strike out the tech giant's defense to his claims that he was fired for blowing the whistle on alleged sales of its facial recognition technology to Russia.

  • June 23, 2025

    Campaigners Agree Cost Cap In State Pension Redress Row

    Campaigners said Monday they have agreed to cap legal costs with the Department for Work and Pensions in their fight against the government's decision not to pay compensation for historic failures around women's state pensions.

  • June 23, 2025

    LCP Hits Milestone With Pensions Dashboard Connection

    Consultancy Lane Clark & Peacock LLP has connected its first pensions administration manager to the government's private sector pensions dashboard, providing savers with access to their financial retirement information.

  • June 23, 2025

    Judge Faces Renewed Call For Probe For Bullying Litigants

    An employment judge faces a potential misconduct probe after being accused of a "longstanding pattern" of bullying and intimidation during hearings.

  • June 23, 2025

    Squire Patton Steers Just's £67M Pension Deal For 2 Plans

    Pension insurer Just Group said Monday it has penned a £67 million ($90 million) retirement savings deal for two plans, guided by law firm Squire Patton Boggs LLP.

  • June 20, 2025

    Gen Z Less Likely To Blow The Whistle At Work, Study Shows

    Gen Z is the least likely age group to blow the whistle to an employer over workplace wrongdoing like health and safety breaches, fraud, bullying or harassment, according to research published Monday.

  • June 20, 2025

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

    This past week in London has seen Pogust Goodhead face legal action from mining giant BHP Group, Trainline bring a procurement claim against the Department for Transport, Sworders auction house sue Conservative peer Patricia Rawlings, and Nokia hit with a patents claim by Hisense. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • June 20, 2025

    Reckitt Denies Ex-VP's £1M Claim, Cites Trade Secret Breach

    Consumer goods company Reckitt has rejected claims that it owes more than £1 million ($1.4 million) to a former senior executive from Russia, arguing that it fired him ahead of the end of his garden leave because he was working with a bidder for part of its business. 

  • June 20, 2025

    Managers Blamed For £14M Overrun Win Unfair Firing Case

    Two project managers were unfairly sacked when their chief executive fired them on the spot in a meeting over a project that had gone £14 million ($18.9 million) over budget, but are not entitled to damages, an employment tribunal has ruled. 

  • June 20, 2025

    Regulator Admits Letting 350 Underqualified Nurses Work

    The U.K.'s nursing regulator has been reported to ministers after a damning review revealed it added more than 350 underqualified graduates to its register of working professionals amid serious concerns about its culture, oversight of training programs and backlog of fitness to practice cases.

  • June 20, 2025

    Pro-Palestine NHS Staff Fight Ban On Political Symbols

    Three employees at a London NHS trust have launched legal action alleging that a revised uniform and dress code policy that bans political items unlawfully discriminates against their ability to express support for Palestinians, the workers' lawyers at Leigh Day have confirmed.

  • June 20, 2025

    Gov't Pulls Funding For Pensions Anti-Fraud Unit

    The government has stopped long-term funding for a specialist anti-fraud unit that has helped to claw back millions of pounds in redress for victims of pension dishonesty, the head of the sector's arbitration body said.

  • June 19, 2025

    Teacher Wins £248K In Unfair Dismissal Over Pregnant Pupil

    An employment tribunal has ordered a school trust to pay £248,184 ($333,000) to a teacher it fired after she failed to report concerns about a pregnant student, ruling that the trust was shifting blame for an institutional failure.

  • June 19, 2025

    Chinese National's Job Rejection Tied To Security Clearance

    A Chinese national has lost her claim of race discrimination against a cyber-security firm, with the Employment Tribunal saying the company was within its rights to discontinue her job application because she would be unlikely to receive security clearance.

  • June 19, 2025

    Clear Group Expands UK Reach With Insurance Broker Buy

    Insurance broker Clear Group said Thursday that it has acquired CR Toogood & Co. Ltd., a commercial insurance broker based in the southeast of England, as the group strengthens its footprint in the region.

  • June 19, 2025

    Private Schools Face Tough Choices On Teachers' Pensions

    Independent schools in the U.K. should weigh whether the "generous" benefits of the Teachers' Pension Scheme risk redundancies and pay cuts, a financial consultancy warned on Thursday.

  • June 19, 2025

    Royal Mail Must Rehire Postman Fired Over Parking Row

    A tribunal has ordered Royal Mail to rehire a postman and pay him £66,000 ($88,600) after it unfairly sacked him over what bosses felt was "violent" behavior during a parking dispute with a colleague.

  • June 19, 2025

    Pension Trustees Told To Act Now On Incoming Reforms

    Pension plan trustees should act now to ensure they are prepared for recently announced reforms that will "fundamentally reshape" the market, according to Britain's retirement savings watchdog.

  • June 18, 2025

    Ex-Council Staffer Loses Claim Over Alleged Forced Vaccines

    An employment tribunal has ruled a former staffer for the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council wasn't fired for blowing the whistle on employees being forced to get COVID-19 jabs, saying the option was always voluntary.

  • June 18, 2025

    William Hill Must Pay £68K To Exec Fired For Alleged Assault

    An employment tribunal has ordered William Hill to pay £68,065 ($91,547) to an advertising executive it unfairly fired over a sexual harassment complaint, ruling that the betting giant ignored evidence showing he never put his fingers in a colleague's mouth. 

Expert Analysis

  • Opinion

    Employment Tribunal Fees Risk Reducing Access To Justice

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    Before the proposed fee regime for employment tribunal claims can take effect, the government needs much more evidence that low-income individuals — arguably the tribunal system's most important users — will not be negatively affected by the fees, says Max Winthrop, employment law committee chair at the Law Society.

  • Tribunal Cases Illustrate Balancing Act Of Anti-Bias Protection

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    Recent employment tribunal discrimination cases show employers the complexities of determining the scope of protected characteristics under the Equality Act, and responding proportionately, particularly when conflicts involve controversial beliefs that can trigger competing employee discrimination claims, say Michael Powner and Sophie Rothwell at Charles Russell.

  • Comparing The UK And EU Approaches To AI Regulation

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    While there are significant points of convergence between the recently published U.K. approach to artificial intelligence regulation and the EU AI Act, there is also notable divergence between them, and it appears that the U.K. will remain a less regulatory environment for AI in the foreseeable future, say lawyers at Steptoe.

  • Employer Lessons From Ruling On Prof's Anti-Zionist Views

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    In Miller v. University of Bristol, an employment tribunal recently ruled that a professor's anti-Zionist beliefs were protected by the Equality Act 2010, highlighting for employers why it’s important to carefully consider disciplinary actions related to an employee's political expressions, says Hina Belitz at Excello Law.

  • ECJ Ruling Clarifies Lawyer Independence Questions

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    The European Court of Justice's recent ruling in Bonnanwalt v. EU Intellectual Property Office, finding that a law firm had maintained independence despite being owned by its client, serves as a pivotal reference point to understanding the contours of legal representation before EU courts, say James Tumbridge and Benedict Sharrock-Harris at Venner Shipley.

  • How Employers Should Respond To Flexible Work Requests

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    U.K. employees will soon have the right to request flexible working arrangements from the first day of employment, including for religious observances, and refusing them without objective justification could expose employers to indirect discrimination claims and hurt companies’ diversity and inclusion efforts, says Jim Moore at Hamilton Nash.

  • What COVID Payout Ruling Means For Lockdown Loss Claims

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    While the High Court's recent COVID-19 payout decision in Gatwick v. Liberty Mutual, holding that pandemic-related regulations trigger prevention of access clauses, will likely lead to insurers accepting more business interruption claims, there are still evidentiary challenges and issues regarding policy limits and furlough, say Josianne El Antoury and Greg Lascelles at Covington.

  • Spartan Arbitration Tactics Against Well-Funded Opponents

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    Like the ancient Spartans who held off a numerically superior Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae, trial attorneys and clients faced with arbitration against an opponent with a bigger war chest can take a strategic approach to create a pass to victory, say Kostas Katsiris and Benjamin Argyle at Venable.

  • Crypto As A Coin Of The Corporate Realm: The Pros And Cons

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    The broadened range of crypto-assets opens up new possibilities for employers looking to recruit, incentivize and retain employees through the use of crypto, but certain risks must be addressed, say Dan Sharman and Sunny Mangatt at Shoosmiths.

  • Employer Tips For Handling Data Subject Access Requests

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    As employers face numerous employee data-subject access requests — and the attendant risks of complaints to the Information Commissioner's Office — issues such as managing deadlines and sifting through data make compliance more difficult, highlighting the importance of efficient internal processes and clear communication when responding to a request, say Gwynneth Tan and Amy Leech at Shoosmiths.

  • Employer Tips For Navigating The Growing 'Workcation' Trend

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    While the trend of working remotely from a holiday property may be attractive to workers, employers must set clear guidelines to help employees successfully combine work and leisure without implicating legal risks or compromising business efficacy, says Amy Leech at Shoosmiths.

  • Opinion

    UK Whistleblowers Flock To The US For Good Reason

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    The U.K. Serious Fraud Office director recently brought renewed attention to the differences between the U.K. and U.S. whistleblower regimes — differences that may make reporting to U.S. agencies a better and safer option for U.K. whistleblowers, and show why U.K. whistleblower laws need to be improved, say Benjamin Calitri and Kate Reeves at Kohn Kohn.

  • No-Poach Agreements Face Greater EU Antitrust Scrutiny

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    EU competition authorities are increasingly viewing employer no-poach agreements as anti-competitive and an enforcement priority, demonstrating that such provisions are no longer without risk in Europe, and proving the importance of understanding EU antitrust law concerns and implications, says Robert Hardy at Greenberg Traurig.

  • Water Special Administration Changes May Affect Creditors

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    Following the publication of new legislation, changes are afoot to the U.K. government's statutory regime governing special administrations for regulated water companies — and one consequence may be that some creditors of such companies will find themselves in a more uncertain position, say Helena Clarke and Charlotte Møller at Squire Patton.

  • Opinion

    Labour Should Reconsider Its Discrimination Law Plans

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    While the Labour Party's recent proposals allowing equal pay claims based on ethnicity and disability, and introducing dual discrimination, have laudable intentions and bring some advantages, they are not the right path forward as the changes complicate the discrimination claim process for employees, say Colin Leckey and Tarun Tawakley at Lewis Silkin.

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