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March 07, 2025
Centrica Must Face Ex-Employee Blacklisting Claim
An employment tribunal has refused to ax a former Centrica PLC employee's claims that he was fired and mistreated for whistleblowing, ruling that he should get the chance to make his case at a full trial.
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March 07, 2025
1 In 3 To Cut Headcount Due To Worker Rights Bill, CIPD Says
Nearly a third of employers expect to reduce their staff headcount because of measures in the Employment Rights Bill, according to a survey conducted by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
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March 07, 2025
Brunei Embassy Beats Staffer's Claim Over Retirement House
Brunei's embassy in London has persuaded a tribunal to throw out an Indonesian staffer's claim that it discriminated against him by failing to provide a house in Brunei upon his retirement.
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March 07, 2025
Actor Says Guardian Got 'Sexual Predator' Story 'Plum Wrong'
Actor Noel Clarke accused the publisher of the Guardian newspaper in a court Friday of trying to "go for the jugular" when it published articles about allegations that he had sexually harassed, abused and assaulted women for around 15 years.
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March 07, 2025
Xeinadin Settles £1M Claim Against Ex-Director Over Poaching
Accountancy group and business adviser Xeinadin has settled its over £1 million ($1.3 million) claim against the former director of an accountancy firm it acquired over allegations he had sought to lure clients and employees to a rival practice after he was ousted from the business.
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March 06, 2025
5 EU States Fined €39M Over Whistleblowing Law Delays
Europe's top court on Thursday fined five European Union member states a total of almost €39 million ($42 million) after concluding that they took too long to adopt an EU directive to boost protections for whistleblowers.
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March 06, 2025
Magistrate Faces Setback In Disability Bias Case
A magistrate has lost nearly all her disability bias claims against the Ministry of Justice after failing to convince an employment tribunal that other bench members had harassed her over a painful condition.
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March 06, 2025
Union Beats Underperforming Organizer's Race Bias Claim
A former union organizer has lost his unfair dismissal and discrimination claims against GMB after a tribunal found he was justifiably let go after he caused the union to lose an opportunity to represent hospital workers.
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March 06, 2025
MPs Quiz Gov't Over Women Pension Redress Refusal
The government has been urged to show what options it considered before rejecting a £10.5 billion ($13.5 billion) compensation package for women who were underpaid state pension.
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March 06, 2025
First 3 Firms Connect To UK Gov't Pension 'Dashboard'
Three pension businesses have successfully plugged into the government's planned new online retirement savings portal, in a major milestone for the troubled project.
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March 06, 2025
Blake Morgan Denies Botching Pensions Advice To Trust
Blake Morgan LLP has denied giving an archaeological trust negligent advice on the closure of its pensions plan, telling a London court that it was on the trust to make sure it validly shut the scheme.
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March 06, 2025
Slaughter & May-Led L&G Seals £505M Inchcape Pension Deal
Insurer Legal & General has said it has covered £505 million ($650 million) of liabilities for the Inchcape Motors Pension Scheme, the U.K. retirement fund for the global automobile distributor, to secure the benefits of its members.
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March 06, 2025
Saudi Arabia Not Immune From Christian Worker's Bias Claim
The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia cannot resurrect its claim for immunity from a former employee's religious discrimination action, the U.K. Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
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March 05, 2025
Employment Rights Bill Is Pro-Worker, Not Pro-Business
Pleas to the U.K. government from businesses to scale back its employment law reforms appear to have gone almost entirely unheard after workers' entitlements in the Employment Rights Bill were bolstered on Tuesday.
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March 05, 2025
Law Firm Must Face Ex-Assistant's Brain Injury Bias Claim
An employment tribunal has ruled that a law firm in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight must face a former assistant's claims that it discriminated against her because of a disability, ruling that her symptoms were caused by an underlying brain injury.
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March 05, 2025
Hindu Worker Loses Religious Bias Claim Over Office Alcohol
Kings College London has defeated claims that it ignored a Hindu worker's request to remove alcohol bottles being stored in her office, after convincing an employment tribunal that its staff weren't aware of her specific beliefs.
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March 05, 2025
Extended Cutoff For Employment Claims To Cost £19M A Year
Relaxing the deadline for workers to bring most employment claims is expected to cost £18.9 million ($24.3 million) per year, according to new government estimates.
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March 05, 2025
Boss Defends Pensions Service Despite Portal's Failings
The head of the Money and Pensions Service insisted on Wednesday that the body was the most suited to develop online retirement portals, despite a scathing official report revealing poor governance and inexperience at the organization.
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March 04, 2025
Enterprise Supervisor Can't Revive Harassment Case
The Court of Appeal threw out a challenge by a former payroll supervisor at car rental company Enterprise against her unsuccessful claim for harassment and unfair dismissal, finding the tribunal made a thorough and fair assessment.
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March 04, 2025
Lecturer Wins Shot At Boosting £447K Race Bias Award
A senior lecturer at the University of Portsmouth could up her £447,000 ($569,873) award for racial discrimination because previous judges didn't consider how several instances of bias affected her financially, an appellate tribunal has ruled.
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March 04, 2025
Trader Denies Unlawful 'Team Move' That Energy Co. Alleged
A trader has hit back against an "oppressive" £2 million ($2.5 million) claim by his former employer, denying that he was part of an unlawful "team move" alongside former colleagues in the energy investing company.
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March 04, 2025
Pension Schemes Post Record-Breaking Consolidation
Britain's retirement savings watchdog said Tuesday the number of defined contribution pension schemes decreased 15% in 2024 to 920 — dropping to fewer than 1,000 plans for the first time.
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March 04, 2025
Pension Surpluses Rise To £180B As Gov't Weighs New Rules
The U.K.'s defined benefit pension sector is now £180 billion ($229 billion) in the black, a professional services firm said, as the government weighs plans to allow businesses to tap into funding surpluses.
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March 04, 2025
New Pension Standards Need Improvement, Trade Body Says
The Financial Reporting Council's proposed changes to the actuarial rules used in the retirement savings sector are welcome but introduce additional requirements that should be avoided, a pensions trade body said Tuesday.
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March 04, 2025
Gov't Toughens Up Employment Rights Bill After Consultation
The Employment Rights Bill will extend a right to guaranteed hours to agency workers and impose double penalties for employers that fail to properly consult on collective redundancies under amendments tabled by the government on Tuesday.