Employment UK

  • January 13, 2025

    BoE 2025 Pension Deal Focus Dubbed A 'Reassurance'

    The Prudential Regulation Authority's continued focus on the bulk purchase annuity sector is a positive step in light of the rapid increase in pension deals over recent years, Lane Clark & Peacock LLP said.

  • January 13, 2025

    UK Unveils Blueprint To Become AI World Leader

    The government unveiled Monday an ambitious blueprint to make Britain a world leader in artificial intelligence to benefit financial services and other sectors, supported by pro-growth regulation.

  • January 13, 2025

    Autistic Policewoman Rejected For Firearms Course Gets Win

    An autistic policewoman has won her claim at the employment tribunal for discrimination, which she filed after one of her bosses at the Cumbrian force refused to let her take a firearms course, citing safety concerns over her disabilities.

  • January 13, 2025

    Tax Hikes Hit Business Confidence, UK Industry Chair Says

    The Labour government's decision to raise payroll taxes on employers in last year's budget has hurt business confidence, the chair of an influential British industry group said Monday.

  • January 13, 2025

    Croner To Face Fired Ex-Solicitor's Claim Despite Docs Spat

    Human resources consultancy Croner Group Ltd. must face a claim of a former litigation adviser that it unfairly fired him because he faced being struck off the solicitors' roll for sending antisemitic tweets. 

  • January 13, 2025

    Pension Annuity Rates Soar On Bond Market Turmoil

    The income on a newly-purchased pension annuity has surged because of a crisis in the bond market, offering a silver lining for those approaching retirement, a consultancy said Monday.

  • January 10, 2025

    Addison Lee Ruling Gives Gig Employers Less Room To Move

    Wednesday's ruling that handed Addison Lee drivers workers' status could further narrow the legal avenues for gig economy employers to argue their workforces are self-employed — but companies are more likely to relitigate claims than accept the costs associated with worker status, lawyers say.

  • January 10, 2025

    Royal Mail Workers Win Case Over Pub Break Firing

    A tribunal found Royal Mail unfairly sacked four postal workers for meeting up after they were suspended for taking breaks together at a local pub, finding that their managers failed to take into account their clean employment records.

  • January 10, 2025

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

    This past week in London has seen legal services group RBG Holdings face a winding-up petition from founder Ian Rosenblatt amid soured talks about the group's leadership, J.P. Morgan file a fresh claim against WeRealize, retailer Asda face an intellectual property claim over a specific type of mandarin and financier Nathaniel Rothschild sue German entrepreneur Lars Windhorst and his investment vehicle Tennor International. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • January 10, 2025

    Lawyer Cleared Of Dishonesty Over AML Compliance Failings

    A disciplinary tribunal on Friday cleared a lawyer of dishonesty over allegations that he misled an insurer and the English solicitors regulator about his lack of compliance with anti-money laundering regulations.

  • January 10, 2025

    Pension Funds So Far Riding Out Bond Market Volatility

    Pension funds have mostly weathered the current sell-off in bond markets, experts are saying, despite fears of a repeat of the liability-driven investment crisis of two years ago.

  • January 10, 2025

    Prison Officer Made To Work Weekends Wins Sex Bias Claim

    A prison dog handler has won her indirect sex bias claim after bosses refused to reduce her weekend shifts as she struggled to care for her disabled father, an employment tribunal has ruled.

  • January 10, 2025

    English Nationalist Denied Protection For Belief Seeks Appeal

    An English nationalist is seeking to appeal a ruling that his views are too extreme to merit legal protection, arguing that a tribunal struck the wrong balance between freedom of belief and protection from offense. 

  • January 09, 2025

    Ex-Deloitte Employee Revives Unfair Dismissal Claim

    An ex-director at Deloitte succeeded Thursday in convincing an appeal tribunal that the Big Four accounting firm's acts of discrimination against her may have contributed to an unfair dismissal process, giving her another shot at proving that her firing was unfair.

  • January 09, 2025

    Insurer Utmost Formally Enters Pension Deal Market

    Utmost Life and Pensions Ltd. on Thursday formally confirmed it has entered the bulk purchase annuity market, signaling ambitions to hold over 5% of the pension transfer market within five years.

  • January 09, 2025

    UK Supermarkets Fear Higher Costs Amid Tax Changes

    Supermarket companies Marks & Spencer and Tesco reported Thursday that they had high sales figures due to Christmas, but both retailers also said they expect to face higher tax costs in 2025 due to changes to National Insurance, a payroll tax used to fund social programs.

  • January 09, 2025

    Laid-Off Gravity Research Workers Awarded £160K

    A now-defunct space technology company must pay £160,407 ($197,132) to 17 employees it made redundant after shuttering its offices amid cash flow concerns, an employment tribunal has ruled.

  • January 09, 2025

    Medical Tech Co. Founders Fairly Fired Over Misconduct

    A medical technology company was justified in firing two of its founders for misconduct after they stole valuable product information and tried to unilaterally kick a senior colleague out, an employment tribunal has ruled.

  • January 09, 2025

    Freshfields Steers £1.5B Pension Megadeal For Catering Co.

    A food catering giant has offloaded £1.5 billion ($1.8 billion) of its pension liabilities to Standard Life, the insurer said Thursday, the first megadeal for the sector of 2025.

  • January 09, 2025

    Pension Transfer Redress Falls From Rising Gilt Yields

    The compensation that pension savers can claim for being poorly advised to transfer their pensions has fallen significantly — in most cases to zero — due to recent bond market fluctuations, a consultancy said Thursday.

  • January 09, 2025

    Ex-Whisky Warehouse Worker Loses Bid To Regain Job

    A former forklift driver at a whisky warehouse has lost his appeal for reinstatement despite winning his disability discrimination and constructive dismissal claims against the employer, after an appeals judge ruled his relationship with the company is beyond repair.

  • January 08, 2025

    Temp Agency Can't Deduct £36K To Meet Employer's NI

    A healthcare recruitment agency must repay £36,817 ($45,450) to a social worker contracted by the Home Office after deducting National Insurance from her wages that it was liable to cover with its own money, an employment tribunal has ruled.

  • January 08, 2025

    JPMorgan Denies Unfairly Sacking Trader In Fraud Crackdown

    Banking giant JPMorgan defended itself on Wednesday against unfair dismissal allegations from an ex-trader, denying claims that it fired the employee without a proper investigation over suspicions of fraud because it was trying to appease regulators.

  • January 08, 2025

    Pension Trustees Warned Against Complacency On Funding

    Pension trustees should not be complacent over record improvements in scheme funding positions over the coming year, a consultancy warned.

  • January 08, 2025

    'Rainy Day' Funds Could Be In Next Pension Review

    The U.K. government may potentially weigh the benefits of new "rainy day" funds for those saving for retirement as part of a wider policy review, an insurer said Wednesday. 

Expert Analysis

  • How Insurance Policies Can Cover Generative AI Risks

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    As concerns rise about the new risks that businesses face as a result of generative artificial intelligence tools, such as AI-facilitated hacking and intellectual property infringement, policyholders should look to existing insurance policies to cover losses or damages, says Josianne El Antoury at Covington.

  • 'Right To Disconnect' On The Rise Amid Remote Work Shift

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    Amid the recent shift to remote work, countries are increasingly establishing regulatory frameworks supporting employees' rights to disconnect, which brings advantages for both companies and their workers, say Stefano de Luca Tamajo and Camilla De Simone at Toffoletto De Luca.

  • Balancing DEI Data Collection And Employee Privacy Rights

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    Despite an increased focus on developing inclusive workplace culture, recent research shows that discrimination remains pervasive in the U.K., highlighting the importance for employers to think carefully about what diversity data is needed to address existing inequalities, say attorneys at MoFo.

  • How A Proposed Bill Could Change Workplace Bullying Law

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    If the U.K. government adopts the recently proposed Bullying and Respect at Work Bill, victims of bullying in any workplace would have the right to claim separately and specifically for bullying, as opposed to relying on the other claims currently available, so a key challenge will be how bullying is defined within the legislation, says Ranjit Dhindsa at Fieldfisher.

  • Employers Should Prepare For UK Immigration Changes

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    In light of the U.K. government's recent proposal to raise civil penalties for illegal working breaches and toughen visa sponsorship rules, employers should ensure they have foolproof systems for carrying out compliance checks and retaining specified documentation, says Annabel Mace at Squire Patton.

  • Pension Plan Amendment Power Lessons From BBC Ruling

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    The High Court's recent ruling in BBC v. BBC Pension Trust upheld an unusually restrictive fetter on the pension scheme's amendment power, which highlights how fetters can vary in degrees of protection and the importance of carefully considering any restriction, says Maxwell Ballad at Freeths.

  • What To Know About The EU Residency Scheme Changes

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    The U.K. government recently announced extensions to residency status under the EU Settlement Scheme, which is a net positive for U.K.-EU relations and will be welcomed by those affected, including employers concerned about losing employees with expired permission, say Claire Nilson and Abilio Jaribu at Faegre Drinker.

  • FCA Consumer Duty May Pose Enforcement Challenges

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    The new U.K. Financial Conduct Authority consumer duty sets higher standards of customer protection and transparency for financial services firms, but given the myriad products available across the sector, policing the regulations is going to be a challenging task, says Alessio Ianiello at Keller Postman.

  • Employer Strategies For Fixing Motherhood Pay Gap

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    Armed with an understanding of new research from The Fawcett Society covering the impact of motherhood on the pay and economic engagement of different ethnic groups, there are a number of tools employers can leverage to reduce the pay gap, say Simon Kerr-Davis and Kloe Halls at Linklaters.

  • How The UK Visa Scheme Expansion May Plug Labor Gaps

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    Amid ongoing labor shortages, the U.K. government's proposed expansion of the youth mobility scheme could address gaps in the retail and hospitality sectors by freeing employers of the cost and bureaucracy associated with sponsorship, says Katie Newbury at Kingsley Napley.

  • Key Changes In Belarusian Foreign Labor Migration Law

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    Employers should be aware of the recent changes to the labor migration law in Belarus, which provides new permit requirements and amends employers' obligations toward employed migrants, to avoid unnecessary time and financial waste, says Stefan Tomchyk at Sorainen.

  • Employer Steps Ahead Of Sexual Harassment Prevention Law

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    A new Parliamentary bill on employers' duties to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace is expected to enter into force next year, so companies should prepare by rethinking their prevention strategies to avoid fines or being investigated by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, says Joanne Moseley at Irwin Mitchell.

  • Reputation Management Lessons From Spacey Case

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    While a U.K. jury recently acquitted actor Kevin Spacey of sexual assault charges, his reputation has been harmed, illustrating the importance for lawyers to balance a client's right to privacy with media engagement throughout the criminal process, says Jessica Welch at Simkins.

  • New Solicitor Workplace Rules Present Practical Challenges

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    As law firms and partners are beginning to understand and apply the Solicitors Regulation Authority's new rules and guidance on unfair treatment toward colleagues, it is becoming clear that there are a number of potential pitfalls to navigate, says Andrew Pavlovic at CM Murray.

  • What Trustees Must Know About Virgin Media Pension Case

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    The High Court's recent decision in Virgin Media v. NTL Trustees could have significant consequences for salary-related contracted-out schemes, making it necessary for trustees to start examining any deeds of amendment during the affected time period, says James Newcome at Wedlake Bell.

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