MPs have voted to reverse amendments that the House of Lords has made to the Employment Rights Bill, restoring flagship policies after peers opted to tone down the legislation.
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MPs Reject Upper House Changes To Employment Rights Bill

By Jamie Lennox

MPs have voted to reverse amendments that the House of Lords has made to the Employment Rights Bill, restoring flagship policies after peers opted to tone down the legislation.

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Barrister Can Argue Judge Bias In Race Discrimination Appeal

By William Janes

A Black barrister on Tuesday won his bid to argue that a judge was biased in handling his claims that he was expelled from 2 Temple Gardens because of his race, with an appellate tribunal ruling that his bias accusation was arguable.

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Merrill Lynch Proves Tribunal Claim Barred By Settlement

By Jamie Lennox

Merrill Lynch has persuaded a tribunal to toss a former employee's discrimination claim under a settlement he inked when he exited the company, proving that he did not sign the agreement under duress.

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LITIGATION

Ex-Network Rail Staffer Can't Revive Disability Bias Case

By Hanna Vioque

Appellate officials ruled Tuesday that Network Rail will not have to face a second round of disability discrimination claims, finding that a customer service assistant with a disability didn't have the right skills for an alternative role before being fired. 

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POLICY & REGULATION

State Pension Could Breach Tax Threshold In 2027

By Martin Croucher

British pensioners will be forced to pay income tax on state pension benefits from 2027 unless minimum earnings thresholds are lifted, experts said Tuesday in response to new data.

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UK Pensions Industry Should Drive 'Small Pots' Fix

By Martin Croucher

The government should use existing retirement industry infrastructure rather than create a costly new central "clearing house" for merging small pension pots, a trade body warned Tuesday.

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Half Of Britons Unaware Of Pensions Policy Changes

By Joel Poultney

Some 51% of adults in Britain do not know about a range of pension policy changes that could affect their retirement plans, Schroders Personal Wealth has said.

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DEALS

Eversheds Guides £250M Pension Deal For Defense Co.

By Tom Fish

The U.K. arm of global defense contractor Ultra Electronics Holdings Ltd. has agreed a £250 million ($341 million) full-plan pension buy-in with Just Group, the financial services company said Tuesday.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

CMS Cameron McKenna

Dentons

Eversheds Sutherland

Nabarro LLP

Sackers & Partners LLP

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Advent International Corp.

Bank of America Corp.

Hargreaves Lansdown

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

Network Rail Ltd.

Schroders PLC

Ultra Electronics Holdings PLC

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Department for Work & Pensions

House of Commons of the United Kingdom

House of Lords of the United Kingdom