Employment UK

  • July 16, 2025

    UK Gov't 'Confident' Mandated Pension Investment Unneeded

    Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said she is confident that the government will not need to mandate pension funds to invest in U.K. assets, amid fears that new legislation would require retirement savings plans to do so.

  • July 16, 2025

    Senior Managers Regime Revamp Risks Letting In Bad Apples

    The City watchdog's planned overhaul of its senior managers regime risks allowing people with records of misconduct to slip into financial firms because of the relaxation of rules on references and criminal checks, according to lawyers.

  • July 16, 2025

    Oman Embassy Can't Use State Immunity To Avoid Bias Claim

    A former employee of the Omani embassy in London has won the green light to pursue her claims of discrimination and unfair dismissal as a judge ruled that the embassy cannot rely on state immunity to avoid facing the employment tribunal.

  • July 16, 2025

    Ex-Pogust Goodhead Staffer Can't Revive Bias Case

    A tribunal has rejected a bid by a Pogust Goodhead employee to revive claims that the firm discriminated against her and fired her over her multiple sclerosis, ruling that she couldn't get a "second bite of the cherry" because she was disappointed over previous defeat.  

  • July 16, 2025

    Car Sales Reps Win £356K Payout After 'Somali Pirate' Slur

    A tribunal has ordered a car dealership to pay two former sales representatives a total of £356,000 ($477,000) after they experienced race discrimination and harassment, with one manager frequently using the slur "Somali pirate."

  • July 15, 2025

    Law Firm Beats Ex-Staffer's Bid To Revive Client Contact Case

    A former employee of a Yorkshire law firm has failed to persuade an employment tribunal to revisit its ruling rejecting her claims that the firm failed to safeguard her against abusive emails sent by her ex-partner to her work email.

  • July 15, 2025

    UK's Large Employers Pledge To Prioritize Pension Outcomes

    More than 20 of Britain's largest employers, including Goldman Sachs and Tesco, have committed to prioritizing retirement outcomes for their workers when they choose pension providers rather than focusing on reducing costs, the City of London Corp. has said.

  • July 15, 2025

    Council Loses Appeal To Remove Judge In Equal Pay Case

    A London appeals tribunal has rejected a council's attempt to remove a judge from its equal pay dispute with around 1,000 staff, ruling that she does not appear biased despite previous involvement with similar claims as a lawyer.

  • July 15, 2025

    Broker Beats Ex-Employee's Claim She Was Forced To Quit

    An employment tribunal has ruled that an insurance broker didn't force an executive assistant to resign by adding more responsibilities to her role after a part-time colleague left.

  • July 15, 2025

    CMS, Burges Salmon, Sackers Aid £800M Honda Pension Deal

    Legal & General has completed an approximately £800 million ($1.07 billion) buy-in transaction to acquire the pensions of more than 4,700 members of the Honda Group UK Pension Scheme in a deal guided by CMS, Burges Salmon LLP and Sackers.

  • July 15, 2025

    Female Staffer Accuses Firm's Exec of Sexual Harassment

    A female employee of a business advisory company has accused its director of sacking her because she rejected his sexual advances in his hotel room while the pair were on a business trip to France.

  • July 15, 2025

    Council Faces Potential Multimillion-Pound Equal Pay Claim

    Hundreds of staff at a northern English council have launched equal pay claims, with the GMB Union accusing the local authority of ignoring calls to address a growing dispute over pay disparity between male and female employees.

  • July 15, 2025

    UK To Ease Senior Manager Rules Amid Regulatory Overhaul

    The government unveiled a raft of reforms to financial services regulation on Tuesday as it seeks to encourage investment in the economy, a package that includes streamlined rules for senior managers and easier capital requirements for lenders.

  • July 14, 2025

    Insurance Co. Accuses Ex-CEO Of Siphoning £19M At Trial

    An insurance company accused its former chief executive and a director at the start of a London trial on Monday of misappropriating millions of pounds by siphoning money from the business for his own financial benefit.

  • July 14, 2025

    Ladbrokes Loses Appeal Against Disability Bias Ruling

    An appellate tribunal on Monday refused to overturn a decision that Ladbrokes forced a manager with disabilities to resign after declining to up her contract from 17 to 30 hours a week despite available shifts.

  • July 14, 2025

    Howden Says Rival's Exodus Was Inevitable In Poaching Case

    Howden has rejected claims that it plotted to damage rival Acquinex when it decimated its warranty and indemnity team by poaching 32 employees in its own underwriting division, telling a London court the employees would have left anyway.

  • July 14, 2025

    Lender Denies Helping Pharma Boss Secure Secret £6M Loan

    A business lender has denied working with the now-former chief executive officer of an online pharmacy to take out about £6.1 million ($8.2 million) in unauthorized loans under the company's name without the knowledge of investors or board members.

  • July 14, 2025

    Investment Association Urges Better Support For UK Retirees

    The Investment Association has said Britain can do more to help its savers use their money more wisely once they retire, mapping out a string of proposals it said would support better outcomes in later life.

  • July 14, 2025

    Holiday Club To Pay Worker £37K After 'Scandalous' Conduct

    A former site manager at a holiday park in southeast England has won almost £37,000 ($50,000) in compensation after an employment tribunal chastised its owner for what it called among the "most egregious" examples of unreasonable litigation conduct.

  • July 11, 2025

    Ex-CFO Can't Dodge Toymaker's £288K Costs

    A judge ruled Friday that a toymaker's former chief financial officer must pay nearly £290,000 ($391,772) in costs or face the collapse of his claim against the company, after he failed to follow court orders and continued to bring "vexatious" claims.

  • July 11, 2025

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

    This past week in London has seen HS2 hit with a defamation claim by two ex-employees who blew the whistle on alleged under-reporting of costs, Craig Wright and nChain face legal action brought by its former chief financial officer over a fraud scheme, and pro-footballer Axel Tuanzebe bring a clinical negligence claim against his former club Manchester United F.C. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • July 11, 2025

    UK Trials Sick Note Reform To Boost Workforce Participation

    The government announced a new pilot program on Friday aimed at overhauling the way workers are signed off sick as part of wider efforts to support people with health conditions back into work.

  • July 11, 2025

    Royal Mail To Pay £13K For Neglecting Worker's Career Plan

    A Royal Mail staffer has won more than £13,000 ($18,000) in her Employment Tribunal case against the company after a judge concluded that a boss failed to help her professional development because she sued the business 10 years earlier.

  • July 11, 2025

    Ex-Insurance CEO's Wife Can't Ax £15M Asset Freeze

    A London appeals court upheld a £15 million ($20.3 million) asset freeze on Friday against the wife of a former insurance company executive who is accused of cashing in on money her husband siphoned off from the business.

  • July 11, 2025

    Staley Tribunal Decision Could Fuel Challenges To FCA Fines

    A landmark tribunal ruling that upheld the Financial Conduct Authority's ban of ex-Barclays CEO James "Jes" Staley from banking — but slashed his fine — could ultimately lead other executives with back-loaded pay packages to fight the watchdog's decisions, lawyers say.

Expert Analysis

  • Immigration Reforms Require Immediate Employer Attention

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    The recent U.K. government white paper on immigration practices could reshape how international recruitment is planned, funded and managed, and employers reliant on overseas talent should get ahead of changes now, including via pipeline reviews and accelerated sponsorship, say lawyers at Morgan Lewis.

  • Court Backing Of FCA Pensions Ruling Sends Key Message

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    The Upper Tribunal’s recent upholding of the Financial Conduct Authority's decisions against CFP Management directors serves as a judicial endorsement of the regulator’s approach to defined benefit transfers, underscoring that where the advisory model is fundamentally flawed, the consequences for those in control can be severe, say lawyers at RPC.

  • Pension Schemes Bill's Most Notable, Controversial Measures

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    The long-awaited Pension Schemes Bill recently introduced to Parliament creates a framework for harnessing money saved in U.K. workplace pension funds to grow the country’s economy, but provisions relating to local government pension scheme investment, and scale and asset allocation, are controversial, says Claire Dimmock at Squire Patton.

  • Whistleblower Rewards May Soon Materialize In UK

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    Recent government and Serious Fraud Office announcements indicate that the U.K.’s long-standing aversion to rewarding whistleblowers is reversing, underlining the importance for organizations to consider managing misconduct risk and prepare for a potentially significant uptick in tipoffs, says Tom Grodecki at Cadwalader.

  • US Diversity Policies Present Challenges To UK And EU Cos.

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    Following President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders calling for increased scrutiny of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, it is clear that global businesses operating in the U.K. and European Union will need to understand regional nuances to successfully navigate differing agendas on either side of the Atlantic, say lawyers at Jenner & Block.

  • What Age Bias Ruling Means For Law Firm Retirement Policies

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    The recent employment tribunal age discrimination decision in Scott v. Walker Morris demonstrates that while law firms may implement mandatory retirement schemes, the policy must pursue a legitimate aim via proportionate means to pass the objective justification test, says Chris Hadrill at Redmans Solicitors.

  • Acas Guide Shows How To Support Neurodiverse Employees

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    A new guide on neurodiversity in the workplace from the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service reminds employers of the duty to make reasonable adjustments that will effectively alleviate any disadvantage an employee may experience at work, say lawyers at Withers.

  • Opinion

    UK Gov't Needs To Take Action To Support Whistleblowing Bill

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    With a proposed Office of the Whistleblower Bill making its way through the U.K. Parliament, whistleblowing is starting to receive the attention it deserves, but the key to unlocking real change is for the government to take ownership of reform proposals and appoint an overarching whistleblowing champion, says Baroness Susan Kramer at the House of Lords.

  • Court Backlog Could Alter Work Safety Enforcement Priorities

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    While criminal prosecution remains the default course of action following the most serious workplace accidents, a record backlog of cases in the crown courts in England and Wales and safety regulators’ recognition of the need for change may allow for a more discerning approach, say lawyers at BCL Solicitors.

  • 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.

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