The government confirmed Thursday that it will not reintroduce fees for employees to lodge a tribunal claim just a week after a proposal to do so was leaked, but the lack of a viable alternative to support the beleaguered system puts the enforcement of upcoming workers rights reforms at risk.
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Nixing Of UK Tribunal Fees Proposal Leaves System At Risk

By Adele Redmond

The government confirmed Thursday that it will not reintroduce fees for employees to lodge a tribunal claim just a week after a proposal to do so was leaked, but the lack of a viable alternative to support the beleaguered system puts the enforcement of upcoming workers rights reforms at risk.

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Ex-KWM London Chief Cleared Over Kiss With Junior Staffer

By William Janes

The former managing partner of the London arm of King & Wood Mallesons was cleared of misconduct charges on Thursday as a tribunal said it could not conclude that he kissed a junior female colleague without her consent on a drunken night out.

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Staffer Unfairly Sacked For 'Top Of The Morning' Irish Remark

By Lucia Osborne-Crowley

An ex-employee of a British ready-meal company has won £16,000 ($21,300) in compensation for his unfair dismissal, with an Employment Tribunal ruling that although the former employee's imitation of an Irish accent was "reprehensible," his firing was unfair because it did not involve a proper investigation.

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ENFORCEMENT

Hip-Hop DJ Tim Westwood Charged With Rape, Sexual Assault

By Ronan Barnard

The Crown Prosecution Service said Thursday that it had approved 15 charges of sexual offenses against U.K. hip-hop DJ and broadcaster Tim Westwood spanning over three decades and involving seven women.

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LITIGATION

Union Officer Keeps Suspension Complaint Alive On Appeal

By Jamie Lennox

A London appeals tribunal has handed a trade union officer a lifeline in his quest to bring a second complaint over his suspension in 2021, giving him three weeks to prove that his follow-up grievance isn't frivolous.

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DEALS

TPT Retirement Solutions To Launch New Pension Superfund

By Joel Poultney

TPT Retirement Solutions said on Thursday that it intends to launch a new defined benefit superfund, claiming it has secured enough capital for its first deals worth £1 billion ($1.34 billion) in the fledgling sector.

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Arc Guides Healthcare Co. On £4M L&G Pension Deal

By Joel Poultney

Pre-hospital emergency care company Ferno Group has offloaded £4 million ($5.4 million) of retirement savings liabilities to Legal & General Assurance Society Ltd., in a deal guided by Arc Pensions Law which was revealed on Thursday.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

British Broadcasting Corp.

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The Kraft Heinz Co.

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GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

The Crown Prosecution Service

UK Ministry of Justice

UK Pensions Regulator