Employment UK

  • September 17, 2024

    School To Pay Math Teacher £850K Over Baseless Firing

    A Catholic secondary school has agreed to pay £850,000 ($1.2 million) in a settlement to its former head of math, after a tribunal ruled the school fired him for refusing to take up a less senior position.

  • September 17, 2024

    Competitiveness Outranks Climate In New EU Commission

    European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shifted her focus from climate change to boosting competitiveness as she proposed her team of commissioners for the next five-year mandate Tuesday, handing out key jobs covering everything from competition enforcement to trade policy.

  • September 17, 2024

    Social Worker Wins £56K Over 'Gender-Fluid' Dog Debate

    A social worker sanctioned for expressing "gender critical" views in a discussion about a colleague's dress-wearing "gender-fluid" dog has won £56,000 ($74,000) after her employer conceded it had harassed her.  

  • September 17, 2024

    Drivers Claim Bolt App's 'Full Control' Makes Them Workers

    Drivers for Bolt testified Tuesday that the "full control" exercised by the ride-hailing app over aspects of their job means that they should be classed as workers as they pursue a mass claim against the company at a London employment tribunal. 

  • September 17, 2024

    BBC Must Face Bias Claims From Disabled Accountant

    The BBC has failed to get a 55-year-old accountant's age and disability discrimination claims axed, as an employment tribunal ruled that she could still prove her case even though she filed it four months late.

  • September 17, 2024

    Lawyer Cleared Of Dishonesty Over Insurance Failure

    A solicitor was cleared of dishonesty on Tuesday after he was accused of lying to his insurer to hide the acquisition by his company of another firm's work and staff after his insurer refused to offer cover for the change.

  • September 17, 2024

    70% Of Insurance Underwriters Fear Replacement By AI

    Seven out of 10 insurance underwriting professionals in the U.S. and U.K. fear losing their jobs within the next five years to artificial intelligence, a survey released Tuesday suggested, as the sector increasingly invests in new forms of automation.

  • September 17, 2024

    Doctors To End UK Strikes After Accepting 22% Pay Rise

    Junior doctors in England have accepted a pay deal that will increase salaries by 22.3% over two years, ending 18 months of strikes.

  • September 16, 2024

    Insurer Phoenix Group Cancels Plan To Sell SunLife

    Phoenix Group Holdings PLC said Monday that it has decided to call off the proposed sale of SunLife Ltd. months after it decided to sell the unit, which provides financial services to over 50s in the U.K.

  • September 16, 2024

    John Lewis Fired COVID-Vulnerable Chef Fairly, Panel Rules

    A disability discrimination claim brought by a chef against a major U.K. department store chain has failed after an English employment tribunal panel ruled that he had been fairly fired after going on sick leave for nine months.

  • September 16, 2024

    NHS To Pay £87K To Clinician Who Quit Due To Low Funding

    A National Health Service trust has agreed to pay more than £87,000 ($114,800) to a psychologist who won her claim that she was forced to quit her job because of a lack of funding and resources for her mental health unit.

  • September 16, 2024

    Lawyer Fined For Claiming Mishcon Represented Pinochet

    A high-profile criminal defense lawyer has been fined £6,500 ($8,600) by a disciplinary tribunal for making misleading statements about Mishcon de Reya in an antisemitic broadcast on an Iranian state-owned documentary channel.

  • September 16, 2024

    7 Million UK Private Sector Workers Facing Pensions Crisis

    The retirement incomes of 40% of employees in the private sector are on track to fail to provide sufficient money to give them a decent standard of living, a report by a think tank said Monday.

  • September 16, 2024

    Titanic Shipbuilder Sinks Under Weight Of Debt

    Struggling shipbuilder Harland & Wolff said Monday that it plans to enter into administration and remove its shares from the London Stock Exchange after failing to win a £200 million ($264 million) government loan to help offset money owed to creditors.

  • September 16, 2024

    Law Firm Director Dishonestly Misled Insurer, SRA Says

    The solicitors' watchdog told a disciplinary tribunal on Monday that a law firm director had dishonestly concealed the fact that his company had acquired another firm's work and staff after his insurer declined to offer cover for the change.

  • September 16, 2024

    Tribunal Tosses Asda Workers' Claim For Extra Holiday Pay

    A group of Asda employees have lost their bid for extra holiday pay as an employment tribunal ruled in favor of the supermarket chain, finding that it had the right under its agreement with the union to determine which days count as national holidays.

  • September 16, 2024

    Germophobic Civil Servant Wins Work-From-Home Claim

    A civil servant has won his claim that a refusal by his employer to allow him to work from home full-time discriminated against him as a germophobe.

  • September 16, 2024

    Football Referees Can Be Employees, Top UK Court Rules

    Referees for English football games can legally be considered employees, obliging the company they work for to deduct taxes from their pay, the U.K.'s highest court ruled Monday.

  • September 13, 2024

    Property Developer Claims To Be Target Of Legal 'Vendetta'

    The director of a defunct property developer has hit back against a claim that accuses him of breaching his duties to the company, as he argued that the "vexatious" case was brought as part of a "vendetta" by his former co-directors.

  • September 13, 2024

    4 UK Employment Law Developments To Watch In 2024

    A bill expected to bring in new rights for workers and unions is the main event in U.K. employment law in what's left of 2024 — but lawyers say that an upcoming law change on sexual harassment and major disputes could also shape employers' practices. Here, Law360 looks at what to keep an eye on for the rest of 2024.

  • September 13, 2024

    Freeths Hires McNulty As Pensions Director In London

    Freeths LLP has appointed Sean McNulty, a former legal director at Blake Morgan as a pensions director in its London office, a move it believes will bolster its retirement income business.

  • September 13, 2024

    UK Pensions Lifeboat Sets £100M Levy Amid Calls For Change

    Britain's pensions protection body has said that it is likely to maintain its £100 million ($131 million) levy on the sector for the next financial year, as analysts call for legislative change that would allow the redress program to lower it further.

  • September 13, 2024

    Carer Accused Of Fraud Wins £26K Over Forced Resignation

    A carer whose employer accused her of falsely filling in her timesheets has won more than £26,000 ($34,000) as a tribunal found that her boss refused to retract the allegations despite agreeing to extend her hours to cover travel time.

  • September 13, 2024

    Shell Companies Shuttered By Court For £1.6M COVID Fraud

    The High Court has shut down two connected companies that fraudulently received £1.6 million ($2.1 million) in COVID-19 support loans, a U.K. government agency said Friday.

  • September 13, 2024

    Retraining Offer No Reason For NCA Investigator To Quit

    A National Crime Agency investigator who quit his job a day after he was offered the opportunity to regain his official accreditation has lost his claim that he was forced to resign.

Expert Analysis

  • How The UK Noncompete Cap Proposal May Affect Employers

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    Following the U.K. government's plan to limit noncompete clauses to three months, employers will undoubtedly look at other options to prevent post-employment competition, such as use of garden leave, but this may keep employees out of the talent pool, say David Samuels and Tarun Tawakley at Lewis Silkin.

  • Employers Should Welcome UK Guidance On Positive Action

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    Recent guidance from the U.K. government clarifies the often overlooked and misunderstood concept of positive action under the Equality Act 2010, and may help employers feel more confident in using permitted conduct to promote equality, say lawyers at Fieldfisher.

  • Lessons For Businesses From The Raab Bullying Report

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    In light of the inquiry into workplace bullying that led to last month’s resignation of U.K. government minister Dominic Raab, businesses must ensure that they and their managers adhere to company policies, procedures and processes, and remain vigilant in stamping out and preventing such behaviors, says Suzy Blade at Setfords.

  • What The Ethnicity Pay Gap Guidance Means For Employers

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    In light of the U.K. government's recent guidance on measuring ethnicity pay differences, which could become mandatory, employers should consider ethnicity pay gap reporting and the complexities unique to it, in order to support a truly diverse workforce, say Catherine Shepherd and Kath Sadler-Smith at Osborne Clarke.

  • How The EU Pay Transparency Directive Will Affect Employers

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    The newly adopted EU Pay Transparency Directive aims to strengthen the principle of equal pay between men and women by way of mandatory gender pay gap reporting, and employers should prepare for the significant changes this will bring by closing any existing gaps and establishing a transparent compensation system, says Ulrike Conradi at Ogletree.

  • 3 Employee Protection Issues To Watch In UK Gov't

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    The recent U.K. harassment proposals, autism employment review and artificial intelligence white paper demonstrate that employee protection and well-being are high on the government's agenda, and could lead to changes in employers' support and hiring processes, say Catherine Shepherd and Kath Sadler-Smith at Osborne Clarke.

  • Tips On Implementing Menopause Support Policies At Work

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    1 in 10 women have left a job due to menopausal symptoms, highlighting that employers must find ways to support and retain affected employees, especially amid the growing drive to boost the numbers of older people in the workforce and oft-cited war for talent, say Ellie Gelder and Kelly Thomson at RPC.

  • Changes In Employment That May Affect Sponsor Licenses

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    With economic conditions prompting changes that expose businesses to additional immigration compliance risks, and the U.K. Home Office increasing its enforcement activities regarding employment, employers should be alert to the potential implications, say attorneys at Lewis Silkin.

  • How The LDI Crisis May Lead To Pensions' Negligence Claims

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    Following the liability-driven investment crisis and its impact on pension schemes, employers and trustees may now be considering if anyone is to blame for any losses arising, say Rachael Healey and Andrew Oberholzer at RPC.

  • Immersive Tech And The Risks It Poses For Employers

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    While augmented reality and virtual reality technologies can promote efficiency and cost savings, there is a risk of significant health implications for employees, and businesses should be aware of the legal and regulatory risks that need to be managed, say Olivia Sinfield and Dan Charie at Osborne Clarke.

  • How SRA Workplace Culture Guidance May Help Legal Sector

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    Whether or not the Solicitors Regulation Authority acts on its recently released guidance on toxic workplace environments in law firms and imposes harsh sanctions, it will hopefully encourage some positive top-down changes, and should give individuals confidence to demand acceptable behavior, says Georgina Calvert-Lee at Bellevue Law.

  • Examining Quotas And Positive Discrimination In Employment

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    The U.K. differs from most other European jurisdictions, where it is lawful to take positive action but not positive discrimination, but since current legislation requires the U.K. to keep up with EU levels of employment protection, the government may decide to amend national law to keep pace with the EU, say Ranjit Dhindsa and Richard Branson at Fieldfisher.

  • The UK's Pursuit Of Simplified Holiday Leave Calculations

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    The British government's recent proposed amendments to the Working Time Regulations, which simplify statutory holiday entitlement calculations for part-year workers, demonstrate an intent to mitigate the confusing implications of the U.K. Supreme Court's 2022 ruling in Harpur Trust v. Brazel, but more clarity may be needed, say Josie Beal and Megan Simpkins at Birketts.

  • 5 Things To Know Before An Internal Investigation In France

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    The cadence of internal investigations is picking up in France, and the cultural expectations and legal constraints in these procedures are apt to surprise those from common law traditions, says Johanna Schwartz Miralles at Delcade.

  • Danske Bank Deal Offers Corporate Compensation Warning

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    The recent Danske Bank settlement opens doors for aggressive prosecution of fraud committed against U.S. banks that maintain correspondent relationships and instructs companies to implement compensation systems restricting executive bonuses in response to misconduct, say Michael Volkov and Alexander Cotoia at The Volkov Law Group.

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