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Law360 UK Employment provides the breaking news and analysis on employment law. Coverage includes employment-related litigation, government enforcement actions, and arbitration proceedings, as well as legislative and regulatory activity. It is the essential intelligence successful employment lawyers require to keep up with the latest developments, make informed decisions and safeguard clients.
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Latest News in Employment UK
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January 16, 2025
Axed PE Associate Wins Worker Status In Claim Against Firm
A tribunal has greenlit an attempt by a sacked private equity associate to sue his former firm, ruling that he held worker's status even though he was a member of its partnership.
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January 15, 2025
Whistleblowing Engineer Wins Unfair Firing Claim
A chief engineer has won his claim that he was unfairly fired after raising concerns that a job to replace gas mains in London violated health and safety regulations.
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January 15, 2025
Nationwide Staffer Wins Unfair Dismissal Claim
Nationwide Building Society unfairly fired an employee based on anonymous complaints against her without launching a formal investigation, but didn't discriminate against her based on race or disabilities, an employment tribunal has ruled.
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January 15, 2025
Gov't Consolidation Pension Plans 'Need Far More Detail'
Proposals from the government to consolidate defined contribution pensions schemes to drum up more investment in the U.K. "need far more detail" if they are to be effective, Broadstone has said.
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January 15, 2025
HSBC Claims Trader Fired for Misconduct, Not Whistleblowing
HSBC has denied unfairly firing a former derivatives trader, arguing at a tribunal Wednesday that he was dismissed because he failed to cooperate with an investigation and for misuse of his work phone rather than as punishment for speaking up about problematic trades.
Areas of Coverage
- LITIGATION
- U.K. employment tribunals, including the Employment Appeal Tribunal, including matters involving discrimination, wrongful dismissal, redundancy and whistleblowing
- Cases in the High Court involving employment disputes such as breach of contract, employee poaching, noncompete clauses, theft of trade secrets or confidential information, employee classification, non-disclosure agreements and union activity
- Disputes over pension schemes
- Criminal enforcement actions brought by The Pensions Regulator, the Health and Safety Executive or against directors by The Insolvency Service
- Any disputes relating to workers' rights stemming from Brexit between the EU and U.K.
- HMRC enforcement efforts connected to employment income tax
- AGENCIES
- The Pensions Regulator
- The Health and Safety Executive
- Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate
- Equity and Human Rights Commission
- The Director of Labour Market Enforcement
- Acas (the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service)
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Agency actions and rulings
- Gender pay gap reporting
- Industrial action
- Legislation or regulation governing employment rights, national minimum wage, employment relations, maternity and parental leave, agency work regulations, health and safety at work
Readership
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- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune Global 500+ companies
- Human resources professionals
- Trade unions
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at government agencies
- Judges and court staff across the UK