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April 26, 2024
UK Workers Back Gov't 'Pot For Life' Pension Proposals
Proposals for single pension pots for life have cross-generational support from U.K. workers, according to the results of a survey by a cross-party policy think tank that were published Friday.
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April 26, 2024
Law Firm Office Manager Gets OK For Disability Bias Claim
A law firm office manager can sue his bosses for disability discrimination after an employment tribunal ruled that his flat feet condition was affecting him daily when they decided to make him redundant.
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April 26, 2024
Black Met Constable Wins £25K In Race Bias Claim
An employment tribunal ordered the Metropolitan Police commissioner to pay £25,403 ($31,790) to a Black constable, after ruling that a sergeant had discriminated against him by remarking that he had stared "menacingly."
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April 26, 2024
BoE To Include Funded Re In Life Insurance Stress Test
The Bank of England has said it will consider the risks posed by offshore reinsurance contracts when it carries out a stress test on life insurers in 2025.
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April 26, 2024
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen budget airline Ryanair file a claim against NATS PLC after the air traffic controller's system collapsed, Mastercard and Visa Europe face group claims from Christian Dior and dozens of other beauty retailers, an intellectual property clash between the publisher of The Sun and ITV, and ISC Europe sue a former director for alleged money laundering. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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April 26, 2024
HSBC Recruiter Can't Bring Claim Over 'Eye-Rolling' Boss
A former HSBC recruiter with an obsessive-compulsive disorder can't sue the bank for disability bias over his manager's eye-rolling after a tribunal ruled the claim was brought too late.
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April 26, 2024
Director's 'OK Babes' Comment Was Sex Discrimination
The managing director at a vehicle recovery business discriminated against a female employee by saying "OK babes" in response to her complaints about him citing her appearance as a reason to invite her to a meeting, a tribunal has ruled.
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April 26, 2024
Amazon Sued For Allegedly Coercing UK Staff To Quit Union
The GMB union said Friday that it has sued retail giant Amazon for allegedly inducing workers to quit their union following a successful bid for a shot at official recognition.
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April 25, 2024
Disciplinary Chair Wins Worker Status, Holiday Pay
A barrister who served as a chair on the regulatory board for the Nursing and Midwifery Council has won his bid for paid annual leave, with the Employment Tribunal finding that gig economy workers must have an incentive to take holidays, so they do not swap cash for rest.
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April 25, 2024
Waitress Made Redundant While Pregnant Wins Bias Appeal
A waitress has revived her pregnancy discrimination claim after a tribunal ruled that previous judges made "fundamental" errors when they sided with the cafe owner who made her redundant.
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May 02, 2024
White & Case Hires White-Collar Pro From Noerr In Germany
White & Case LLP has hired the former co-head of the compliance and investigations group at Noerr to lead its internal investigations team in Frankfurt as part of a big push to expand its global white-collar practice.
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April 25, 2024
Black Nurse Wins Second Shot At Job Offer Withdrawal Claim
An appeals tribunal has ruled that a Black nurse could have a second chance at arguing that a care home withdrew a job offer because he made a complaint of race discrimination during the recruitment process.
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April 25, 2024
Police Did Not Sack Officer For Making Adult TV Complaint
A former police officer has failed to secure provisional compensation for her dismissal after a tribunal ruled that a London policing body did not fire her for blowing the whistle on colleagues for refusing to stop watching adult television at work.
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April 25, 2024
Watchdog Urges Caution On New Types Of Pension Schemes
The Pensions Regulator called on Thursday for a pause in the development of new types of retirement savings plans as it weighs whether they offer members sufficient levels of protection.
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April 25, 2024
Post Office Official Denies Misleading Court About IT System
A Post Office director denied misleading the court about what she knew about the IT system used to prosecute hundreds of innocent people, as she gave evidence to the inquiry into the scandal Thursday.
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April 24, 2024
Ex-Autonomy GC Tells Jurors He Wanted To Be 'Helpful' To HP
Autonomy's former U.S. general counsel conceded Wednesday in the criminal trial of former CEO Michael Lynch that he told an HP lawyer he wanted to be as "helpful" as possible to the company as it was investigating Autonomy-related issues that popped up after the Silicon Valley giant purchased the British company, and that he was told he could face liability for his work at Autonomy.
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April 24, 2024
Post Office GC Didn't Know To Disclose Witness Misled Court
As he gave evidence to an inquiry Wednesday, the Post Office's former general counsel said external law firm Cartwright King didn't tell him that the fact that an expert witness lied to the court when testifying against subpostmasters needed to be disclosed.
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April 24, 2024
Fire And Rehire Justified By Equal Pay Threat, Tesco Argues
Retail giant Tesco argued to the U.K. Supreme Court on Wednesday that its decision to "fire and rehire" warehouse workers on less favorable contracts was justified because keeping its promise of a "permanent" pay supplement could have exposed the company to equal pay claims worth millions of pounds.
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April 24, 2024
EU Greenlights New Rights For Gig Economy Workers
The European Parliament adopted new rules on Wednesday aimed at improving working conditions for up to 40 million gig economy workers, namely by introducing a legal presumption that they are employees from the first day on the job.
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April 24, 2024
Regulator Says Half Of Retirement Plans Ready For Buyout
Half of the 5,000-plus defined benefit pension schemes in Britain are expected to have exceeded their estimated buyout funding levels, the Pensions Regulator said Wednesday, giving trustees and employers a chance to reassess their long-term objectives.
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April 24, 2024
Ex-England Footballer Banned As Director For Unpaid Tax
Former England football international John Barnes has been banned from being a company director after his business failed to pay more than £190,000 ($236,000) in tax, a U.K. government agency announced on Wednesday.
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April 24, 2024
Network Rail Rejected Pension Expert Due To Age Bias
An employment tribunal has ruled that Network Rail discriminated against an applicant to the pensions team because he was in his mid-50s, saying that the manager processing submissions barely glanced at his curriculum vitae.
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April 24, 2024
Osborne Clarke Guides Canada Life's £46M Lexmark Deal
Insurer Canada Life has agreed to a £46 million ($57 million) buy-in with the pension scheme of printing business Lexmark Holdings Inc. in a transaction guided by Osborne Clarke LLP.
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April 24, 2024
Keoghs Beats 'Rude' Job Candidate's Discrimination Claim
An employment tribunal has thrown out a race discrimination claim against law firm Keoghs LLP, ruling that it did not treat a Greek national unfairly by rescinding a job offer for his "rude and uncooperative" behavior in an onboarding meeting.
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April 23, 2024
Ex-Autonomy Tech Exec Doubted 'Bizarre' $6M Deal, Jury Told
Autonomy's ex-chief technology officer testified Tuesday in the California federal fraud trial of former CEO Michael Lynch that he had concerns about Autonomy's "bizarre" 2010 deal to sell $6 million in repackaged hardware, which prosecutors allege was never delivered and was only used to artificially inflate Autonomy's revenues.
Expert Analysis
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ITV Scandal Offers Important Considerations On HR Policies
The recent resignation of former ITV host Phillip Schofield after admitting to an affair with a younger staff member raises questions on employers' duty of care and highlights the need for not only having the right internal policies in place but also understanding and applying them, says Hina Belitz at Excello Law.
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What The Italian Whistleblowing Decree Means For Employers
The new Italian whistleblowing decree, guidelines to which must be adopted by authorities this week, represents a major milestone in protecting employees by broadening employers' obligations, and it is essential that multinational companies with an interest in Italy verify their compliance with the more stringent requirements, say lawyers at Studio Legale Chiomenti.
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What TPR's Guidance On DEI Means For Pensions Industry
The Pension Regulator is one of the first regulators to issue guidance on equality, diversity and inclusion, and employers and trustees should incorporate its advice by developing policies and monitoring progress to ensure that improvements are made regularly, say lawyers at Linklaters.
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10 Tips On Drafting A Company Code Of Ethics
In light of a recent report that less than 50% of companies on the FTSE 250 and 350 indexes have a code of ethics, it is clear that more organizations should be informed of the reasons for having one, like reducing risk and solidifying commitment to integrity, and how to implement it, says Shiv Haria-Shah at Fieldfisher.
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Breaking Down Germany's New Whistleblower Protection Act
Germany recently passed a whistleblowing law, which will bring new obligations for companies, and businesses with more than 50 employees must now check whether they have adequate reporting lines in place and properly staffed functions to handle whistleblower reports, say Mark Zimmer and Katharina Humphrey at Gibson Dunn.
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UK Case Shows Risks Of Taking Shortcuts In Fund Payments
While the High Court recently reversed a decision in Floreat Investment Management v. Churchill, finding that investors routing funds into their own accounts was not dishonest, the case serves as a cautionary tale on the dangers of directing investment funds other than as contractually provided, say lawyers at Dechert.
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How The UK Employment Court Backlogs Jeopardize Justice
While employment tribunal case delays may not top the agenda of new Secretary of State for Justice Alex Chalk, recent data reveals deep and long-term issues, including a staggering half a million current or former employees waiting for their case to trudge forward in the queue, says Heather Wilmot at ARAG.
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A First Look At UK's Reform Approach To EU Employment Law
The U.K. government's recent proposal on EU employment laws is relatively modest, retaining the post-Brexit law in areas such as recording working hours and holiday pay calculations, and assuaging predictions of a bonfire of EU employment rights, say Sally Hulston and James Davies at Lewis Silkin.
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How The UK Noncompete Cap Proposal May Affect Employers
Following the U.K. government's plan to limit noncompete clauses to three months, employers will undoubtedly look at other options to prevent post-employment competition, such as use of garden leave, but this may keep employees out of the talent pool, say David Samuels and Tarun Tawakley at Lewis Silkin.
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Employers Should Welcome UK Guidance On Positive Action
Recent guidance from the U.K. government clarifies the often overlooked and misunderstood concept of positive action under the Equality Act 2010, and may help employers feel more confident in using permitted conduct to promote equality, say lawyers at Fieldfisher.
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Lessons For Businesses From The Raab Bullying Report
In light of the inquiry into workplace bullying that led to last month’s resignation of U.K. government minister Dominic Raab, businesses must ensure that they and their managers adhere to company policies, procedures and processes, and remain vigilant in stamping out and preventing such behaviors, says Suzy Blade at Setfords.
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What The Ethnicity Pay Gap Guidance Means For Employers
In light of the U.K. government's recent guidance on measuring ethnicity pay differences, which could become mandatory, employers should consider ethnicity pay gap reporting and the complexities unique to it, in order to support a truly diverse workforce, say Catherine Shepherd and Kath Sadler-Smith at Osborne Clarke.
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How The EU Pay Transparency Directive Will Affect Employers
The newly adopted EU Pay Transparency Directive aims to strengthen the principle of equal pay between men and women by way of mandatory gender pay gap reporting, and employers should prepare for the significant changes this will bring by closing any existing gaps and establishing a transparent compensation system, says Ulrike Conradi at Ogletree.
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3 Employee Protection Issues To Watch In UK Gov't
The recent U.K. harassment proposals, autism employment review and artificial intelligence white paper demonstrate that employee protection and well-being are high on the government's agenda, and could lead to changes in employers' support and hiring processes, say Catherine Shepherd and Kath Sadler-Smith at Osborne Clarke.
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Tips On Implementing Menopause Support Policies At Work
1 in 10 women have left a job due to menopausal symptoms, highlighting that employers must find ways to support and retain affected employees, especially amid the growing drive to boost the numbers of older people in the workforce and oft-cited war for talent, say Ellie Gelder and Kelly Thomson at RPC.