Employees of the U.K.'s official statistics department are refusing from Wednesday to return to the office for two days a week in what might mark out a new battleground in industrial relations.
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Public Workers' Hybrid Dispute Might Signal Challenges Ahead

By Adele Redmond

Employees of the U.K.'s official statistics department are refusing from Wednesday to return to the office for two days a week in what might mark out a new battleground in industrial relations.

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Court Of Appeal To Hear Secret Judicial Appointment Case

By Adele Redmond

The Court of Appeal will hear a judge's challenge to a secretive part of the judicial appointment process that critics argue hinders efforts to diversify the bench, the GMB Union said on Tuesday.

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Spacey To Face UK Civil Trial Over Sex Assault Claim

By Ronan Barnard

Kevin Spacey successfully bid to overturn a default judgment against him at a London court on Tuesday — but the actor now faces a trial to fight off a man's £457,000 ($574,000) sexual assault claim.

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ENFORCEMENT

Solicitor Faces Tribunal Over Asking Client For Sexual Images

By William Janes

A solicitor is facing a disciplinary tribunal over allegations that he duped a vulnerable client into sending him sexually explicit images of herself by claiming he needed them to prevent her ex-husband from posting them as revenge porn.

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LITIGATION

Bus Driver Gets £13K For Unfair Dismissal During Pandemic

By Eddie Beaver

A London bus driver who did not turn up to work for almost six months following the outbreak of COVID-19 has been awarded £13,400 ($16,810) after he was unfairly dismissed by his employer.

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Black Teacher Fired For Covering Up CCTV Of Fight

By Hanna Vioque

A teacher lost his race discrimination claims against his former employer, after a tribunal ruled that his bosses' decision to fire him was due purely to his conduct and the fact he covered up a CCTV camera during a classroom fight.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Ombudsman Wants Pressure On Gov't On Female Pensions

By Martin Croucher

The public sector ombudsman said Tuesday that it took the unusual step of issuing its report on systemic failures on women's state pension to Parliament because it was concerned that more retirees would die before the government acted on compensation.

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Pension Schemes Weigh Halting Employer Contributions

By Joel Poultney

Sustained improvements in funding levels for private sector pensions in the U.K. means that many defined benefit schemes are considering stopping contributions from sponsors to avoid overfunding, PwC has said.

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