Employment UK

  • March 21, 2025

    Refusing Relocation Can Trigger Redundancy, ECJ AG Says

    An adviser to the European Union's highest court has argued that employees who refuse to relocate under a collective agreement could still be considered redundant under EU law. 

  • March 21, 2025

    Paralegal Unfairly Fired For Contempt After Dating Client's Ex

    An employment tribunal has ruled that a Welsh law firm unfairly fired a paralegal who started dating the ex-boyfriend of a client the firm valued because it botched the investigation — even if that may have been a good reason to lose trust in her. 

  • March 21, 2025

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

    This past week in London has seen a sub-postmaster sue the Post Office and Fujitsu, Russian insurer Ingosstrakh hit the Financial Times with a defamation claim, and Britvic-owned Robinsons Soft Drinks file a passing off claim against Aldi. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • March 21, 2025

    IT Manager Claims FCA Fired Him For Blowing Whistle On FOI

    A former IT manager told a tribunal on Friday that the financial watchdog fired him unfairly for sending emails to his personal account, saying he did this to blow the whistle on the "unlawful administration" of FOI requests at the regulator.

  • March 21, 2025

    Sports Broadcasters Fined £4M Over Freelancer Pay Collusion

    Four of the U.K.'s biggest sports production and broadcasting companies were fined more than £4 million ($5.2 million) for colluding on pay rates for freelance workers, the Competition and Markets Authority said Friday.

  • March 21, 2025

    Royal Mail Workers' Anti-Strike Bonus Claim Tossed

    An employment tribunal has thrown out a claim brought by more than 1,800 Royal Mail workers who allege that the postal service unlawfully tried to discourage them from striking over Christmas by offering bonuses.

  • March 20, 2025

    Referee Body Wins Bid To Toss Gender Discrimination Claim

    The professional body for referees in English football won its bid Thursday to strike out a claim against it by a referee who alleged that the body played a role in her unfair dismissal and victimization based on her gender.

  • March 20, 2025

    'Rising Star' Sports Contracts Can Be Unfair In EU, ECJ Says

    Contracts between young sportspeople and the sporting institutions who help nurture their talent can be unfair under the European Union's rules governing unfair terms in consumer contracts, the bloc's top court held Thursday.

  • March 20, 2025

    Teacher Loses Challenge To Rebuke For Anti-LGBT+ Remarks

    A Christian school teacher lost her bid on Thursday to overturn a professional tribunal's decision that calling LGBTQ+ identity "a sin" and transgender people "just confused" was unacceptable.

  • March 20, 2025

    Gallagher Hits Back At Former CEO's £1.5M Claim For Losses

    Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s benefits and consulting arm denies that it owes a former chief executive of a company it acquired £1.55 million ($2 million) on his claim that it failed to manage the business correctly, as legal wrangling over the acquisition continues.

  • March 20, 2025

    Ex-HKA Partners Sue Over 'Unreasonable' Noncompete

    Two former HKA Global partners have sued to block the dispute resolution consultancy from pursuing them for millions of dollars in damages after they jumped to a competitor, arguing the noncompete clauses in their contracts were unenforceable.

  • March 20, 2025

    Australian Folk Singers Countersue In Unpaid Fees Dispute

    Australian musical duo Angus and Julia Stone have hit back against a claim by their former management company seeking unpaid commissions, saying the business concealed the conflict of interest that arose from being bought from Live Nation.

  • March 20, 2025

    Sidhu Ban Shows Tougher Takes On Sexual Misconduct

    The disbarment of the former head of the Criminal Bar Association is the latest example of professional disciplinary tribunals increasingly handing down the harshest penalties for sexual misconduct, even when the behavior in question does not cross the line into criminal conduct.

  • March 20, 2025

    MoD Can't Dodge Army Nurse's Whistleblowing Claim

    The U.K. Ministry of Defence can't escape a whistleblowing claim from a nurse stationed at a military base in Cyprus, after a tribunal ruled it had authority to hear her allegation because the territory's own tribunal system offers no protection for whistleblowers.

  • March 20, 2025

    PE Firm Says Ex-Exec Stole Data, Poached Staff And Clients

    A mining private equity firm has sued a former vice president for £140,000 ($181,000) in a London court, alleging that the executive stole confidential documents, and tried to take the company's business and poach its staff after he left the company.

  • March 20, 2025

    Gowling, Sackers Steer £785M Pension Deal For Crops Biz

    An agricultural giant has offloaded £785 million ($1 billion) of its pension liabilities to Legal & General Assurance Society Ltd., the insurer said Thursday, in a deal guided by Gowling WLG, Sacker & Partners LLP and Clifford Chance LLP.

  • March 20, 2025

    Firms Still See Pension Schemes As Risk, Despite Surplus

    Most company bosses see their pension scheme as a financial risk, despite planned reform that will allow excess funding to be reinvested in the business, a professional services firm warned.

  • March 20, 2025

    British Library Worker Wins PTSD Claim Over Noisy Office

    A British Library employee has won £6,200 ($8,000) after convincing a tribunal that bosses failed to give her a quiet place to work even though the noisy office sparked "substantial" stress and trauma.

  • March 19, 2025

    KPMG Must Face Whistleblower's Discrimination Claim

    KPMG LLP must face a former Highways England employee's claim alleging the Big Four audit firm forced her out of her job, as an appellate judge has ruled that KPMG could still be responsible for discrimination even though it didn't employ her.

  • March 19, 2025

    Ex-Postmaster Sues Post Office, Fujitsu Over Horizon Scandal

    A former sub-postmaster has become the first person to bring legal action against The Post Office and Fujitsu for withholding evidence about faulty software in the Horizon IT system, his lawyers at Simons Muirhead Burton LLP said Wednesday.

  • March 19, 2025

    Pressure Grows On State Pension As Life Expectancy Rises

    Life expectancy for the U.K. grew for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic between 2021 and 2023, according to official data, suggesting further strain on taxpayers footing expected state pension cost increases.

  • March 19, 2025

    Ex-CBA Chief Jo Sidhu Disbarred For Sexual Misconduct

    A disciplinary tribunal disbarred the former head of the Criminal Bar Association, Jo Sidhu KC, on Wednesday after concluding that he was guilty of sexual misconduct toward a young aspiring lawyer who he invited to his hotel room during a mini-pupillage.

  • March 19, 2025

    Justices Uphold Profit-Stripping Order Against Ex-Employees

    Britain's top court refused on Wednesday to overturn an order that three former employees of two asset recovery companies must pay their ex-employers for pursuing its business after quitting, rejecting their case that the order was "too harsh."

  • March 19, 2025

    Energy Co. Accuses Ex-Lead Of Taking Secrets To Rival Outfit

    An energy tech company has sued a former senior employee in a London court for breaching his contract, alleging he took confidential information about its software to help build a rival product at a competitor.

  • March 18, 2025

    Minister Defends Rejection Of Pension Redress For Women

    The U.K. government did not ignore a parliamentary report that condemned historic state failures to inform women their state pension age had changed, but came to a "different conclusion" in a "rare, but not unprecedented" move, the pensions minister said Monday.

Expert Analysis

  • A Look At Current Challenges In Whistleblowing Practice

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    Consensus on the status of reforming Great Britain's whistleblowing framework is currently difficult to discern, and thorny issues revealed by recent cases highlight undesirable uncertainties for those pursuing and defending whistleblowing claims, says Ivor Adair at Fox & Partners.

  • What Employers Must Know About New Neonatal Care Act

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    With the Neonatal Care Act set to provide employees with a day 1 right to neonatal care leave and pay from April, employers should ensure that they understand the complex provisions underpinning the new rights before communicating them to their workforce, say lawyers at Morgan Lewis.

  • Banker Remuneration Proposals Could Affect More Than Pay

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    The Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority’s pending proposals to reduce banker remuneration restrictions bring obvious personal financial advantages for bankers, but may have repercussions that result in increased scrutiny of bonus payments and wider changes to workplace culture and overall accountability, say lawyers at Fox Williams.

  • Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises

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    “No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.

  • New Bill Introduces Important Whistleblower Protections

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    If enacted, a bill that proposes the establishment of an independent whistleblower office in the U.K. offering protected disclosures will encourage individual whistleblowers, and alleviate the pressure for companies to investigate complaints, say lawyers at Tenet Law.

  • Nonfinancial Misconduct Lessons From Rail Worker's Win

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    While financial services firms wait for the Financial Conduct Authority’s final policy statement on nonfinancial misconduct, an Employment Tribunal’s recent award to a railroad worker targeted by a hostile human resources team provides guidance on developing even-handed and inclusive company policies, say attorneys at Shoosmiths.

  • Important Changes To Note In Accountant Ethics Code Update

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    The Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales' forthcoming code of ethics will bring a number of significant updates to raise standards within the profession, but also risks of professional indemnity claims that could lead to challenges for firms, say lawyers at RPC.

  • Despite Divisive Political Rhetoric, DEI Is Alive And Well

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    ​The World Economic Forum's recent finding that DEI initiatives have continued to rise amid political headwinds raises the question of whether reports of the death of DEI are exaggerated, especially as employers must focus on new pay gap reporting obligations in the U.K. and Europe, say lawyers at Herbert Smith Freehills.

  • How GCs Can Protect Cos. From Geopolitical Headwinds

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    Geopolitical uncertainty is perceived by corporate leaders as the biggest short-term threat to global business, but many of the potential crises are navigable if general counsel focus on what is being said about a company and what the company is doing, says Juliet Young at Schillings.

  • Get Ready For Big Employment Law Changes In UK This Year

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    In 2025, employers should be reviewing artificial intelligence risks and anticipating potential immigration policy changes while preparing for updates to 28 areas of law that are on the horizon with the Employment Rights Bill, which represents the biggest change to employment law in decades, say lawyers at Morgan Lewis.

  • 5 Trends Employers Can Consider To Secure Proprietary Info

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    With noncompete clauses under scrutiny in the U.S. and U.K., companies may want to consider other restrictive covenants or clawback provisions to protect sensitive company data with fewer risks of legal challenge, says Daniel Stander at Vedder Price.

  • Forced Labor Imports Raise Criminal Risks For UK Retailers

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    Last summer’s London appeals court ruling applying the Proceeds of Crime Act to products made with forced labor, potential legislative reforms and recent BBC allegations about Chinese produce harvested by Uyghur detainees suggest British importers and retailers should increase scrutiny of their supply chains, says Ian Hargreaves at Quillon Law.

  • Preventing Harassment At Office Holiday Parties And Beyond

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    In response to the Worker Protection Act's new duty for employers to proactively prevent sexual harassment in the workplace, Nick Hurley and Amelia McRae at Charles Russell outline six steps companies should take — including some suggestions to ensure a safe and enjoyable Christmas party.

  • Labour Budget Pension Changes May Strain Employers

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    While the Labour government’s new budget included only a few pension changes, its increases to employer national insurance contributions and inheritance tax reforms may pose monetary and operational challenges for employers, says Beth Brown at Arc Pensions Law.

  • FCA Survey Results Reveal Rise In Nonfinancial Misconduct

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    After a Financial Conduct Authority survey recently reported a significant rise in nonfinancial misconduct, there are a number of preventive steps firms should take to create a healthy workplace environment and mitigate the risk of increased regulatory scrutiny, say lawyers at WilmerHale.

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