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October 15, 2024
Admin Dismissed For Being Pregnant, Tribunal Says
An employment tribunal has ordered a lifting equipment company to pay its former administrative assistant £21,300 ($27,900) for dismissing her two days after she formally told her employer she was pregnant.
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October 15, 2024
Disabled Court Worker Wins £48K Over Early Start Time
An employment tribunal has ruled that a charity discriminated against a court worker by refusing to acknowledge that her anxiety made her disabled and failing to push back her working hours by 30 minutes.
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October 15, 2024
Trustees Urged To Do More Than Minimum On ESG
Trustees of retirement saving schemes should do more than just what's required to comply with ESG duties, The Pensions Regulator's climate change lead said.
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October 15, 2024
Royal Mail OK To Ax Disabled Staffer Who Could Not Do Job
Royal Mail did not discriminate against a former postal worker when it dismissed him after his chronic pain condition left him unable to fulfill his duties, a tribunal has ruled.
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October 15, 2024
Ex-Premier Leaguer Fights Man City For £11M After Arrest
The private life of Benjamin Mendy "is not on trial," his counsel told a tribunal Tuesday as the former Premier League player fights to force Manchester City to pay him £11 million ($14.4 million) the club withheld after his arrest on rape charges.
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October 14, 2024
RAF Officer Can't Challenge Military Complaints Process
The Ministry of Defence won its bid on Monday to block claims by a squadron leader that it mishandled her sex discrimination and harassment allegations, after an appellate judge ruled that employment tribunals could not hear a challenge to the military's internal complaints process.
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October 14, 2024
Ex-Director Hits Back At Simply Natural 'Hostile' TM Claim
A former director of Simply Naturals has denied signing a deal that transferred trademarks he owned for "Sizzling Minerals" over to the vitamin company, claiming that he is the target of a "hostile campaign" waged by two of its current directors.
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October 14, 2024
Eye Doc Can't Claim Whistleblowing Led To Unfair Treatment
An employment tribunal has dismissed an orthoptist's claims that a hospital treated her unfairly after she raised concerns about poor care of patients, because the information she revealed did not amount to whistleblowing.
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October 14, 2024
Employee Sacked Over Alleged Aggressive Email Wins Claim
An administrative manager at a one-on-one education service has won almost £10,000 ($13,000) after a tribunal found that her boss did not follow protocol to fire her after she sent an allegedly aggressive and intimidating email to a colleague.
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October 14, 2024
New Sexual Harassment Law To Alter Work Safety For Good
Employers must assess the risk that staff will be sexually harassed and ensure they have preventative policies and procedures in place as they prepare for an incoming duty which, lawyers say, will be a watershed in workplace health and safety provision.
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October 11, 2024
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen billionaire Lakshmi Mittal sue steel magnate Sanjeev Gupta in a long-running clash to claw back €140 million ($153 million) of debt, a high-profile AI researcher take action against the Intellectual Property Office to register his software as a listed patent inventor and troubled housing trust Home Reit face a claim by a real estate developer. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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October 11, 2024
Pension Boss Wins £25K Over Firing For Company Card Use
An ex-director of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has won £25,000 ($32,700) at a tribunal after the fund sacked him for using his corporate credit card for vacation expenses after his personal card was stolen.
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October 11, 2024
Linklaters Guides £145M Pension Deal For Church Of England
The Church of England Pensions Board said it has closed a £145 million ($190 million) pensions risk transfer transaction with Aviva, securing the benefits of the retirements savings plan's members.
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October 11, 2024
Day 1 Unfair Dismissal Right Risks Diversity And Justice Aims
Abolishing the two-year qualifying period to bring an unfair dismissal claim will trigger an impossible deluge of tribunal cases and a more cautious approach to recruitment that risks turning back the clock on diversity in the workforce, lawyers warned about the headline proposal in the Employment Rights Bill.
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October 11, 2024
Company Director Says £1M Payments Were Legit Expenses
A former director of a supply chain company and his wife have hit back at allegations that they covertly authorized payments worth more than £1.2 million ($1.6 million) unconnected to its business, claiming that expenditure decisions were legitimately made at their discretion.
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October 11, 2024
Care Home Chef Unfairly Sacked After GDPR Breach
An assistant chef has won her claim that her care home employer unfairly fired her for sending an email containing confidential information about a vulnerable resident — but failed to convince the tribunal that she faced discrimination and harassment from staff.
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October 11, 2024
Police Record 40 New Abuse Claims Against Al-Fayed
Police in London said Friday that they have recorded more than three dozen new allegations of misconduct against Mohamed al-Fayed and "others" after the BBC broadcast a documentary in which multiple women accused the former Harrods owner of rape and sexual assault.
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October 11, 2024
Retirement Savings Consultancy Isio Buys Pension Broker
Isio Group Ltd. said Friday that it has inked a deal to buy pensions specialist K3 Advisory Ltd., which it expects will enhance its business amid "strong demand" for transactions in the retirement savings sector.
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October 11, 2024
Coca-Cola Driver Wins Bias Appeal Over Blackout Disorder
A tribunal wrongly held that a Coca-Cola truck driver's coughing condition, which causes him to black out, did not render him disabled for the purpose of his claim of disability discrimination, a London appeals judge has ruled.
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October 10, 2024
Lawyers Call On EHRC To Promote Race Bias Claim Funding
The U.K.'s equalities watchdog funded just 27 cases from 2022 to 2023, prompting calls from employment specialist GQ Littler on Thursday to better advertise its race discrimination legal support fund.
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October 10, 2024
Ex-Goldman Manager Claims £3.8M In Paternity Sex Bias Case
A former Goldman Sachs compliance manager launched his sex discrimination case against the investment bank on Thursday, claiming £3.8 million ($5 million) and alleging that his bosses used redundancy as a smokescreen to sack him for taking paternity leave.
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October 10, 2024
HSBC Appeals To Throw Out Job Applicant's Race Bias Claim
HSBC Bank PLC urged a London appeals court Thursday to dismiss a job applicant's discrimination claim that alleged it unfairly refused to hire her for a director role, arguing that an employment tribunal had made factual errors when it revived the case.
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October 10, 2024
Howden Seeks To Move Part Of Aon Poaching Case To Brazil
Howden Group Thursday urged a court to stay parts of a claim by professional services firm Aon against the broker related to alleged staff poaching from Aon's Brazilian insurance business, saying the South American country is the right venue for the dispute.
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October 10, 2024
Ex-CEO Wins £115K For Dismissal Before Meat Supplier's Sale
The ousted chief executive of a meat supplier has won £115,352 ($150,802) after an employment tribunal ruled that administrators made him redundant in order to attract offers to buy his failing company.
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October 10, 2024
Top Takeaways From The Employment Rights Bill
Proposals for the landmark Employment Rights Bill unveiled Thursday present a huge challenge for employers, and will force businesses to adapt quickly to meet confirmed plans to give workers new rights from their first day on the job and introduce new restrictions on employment contracts.
Expert Analysis
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The UK's Pursuit Of Simplified Holiday Leave Calculations
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.
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5 Things To Know Before An Internal Investigation In France
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.
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Danske Bank Deal Offers Corporate Compensation Warning
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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How Apprenticeships Are Transforming The Legal Sector
As more legal employers recognize the benefits of creating apprenticeship opportunities, they are likely to grow in popularity, ensuring that the best and brightest minds are available to meet the challenges of an ever complex and changing legal environment, says Aisha Saeed at Addleshaw Goddard.
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Lacoste Flexible Working Ruling Acts As Alert To Employers
In light of the U.K. Employment Appeal Tribunal decision in Glover v. Lacoste and the government’s commitment to make flexible working requests an employment right, employers are well advised to ensure that those handling the requests receive training on the process and the risk of indirect discrimination, says Amanda Steadman at BDBF.
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A Breakdown Of The SRA's Proposed New Fining Powers
Thanks to the Solicitors Regulation Authority's pending new fining framework, which includes guidance on unsuitable fines and a fixed penalties scheme for low-level breaches, firms can expect to see more disciplinary findings leading to an SRA fine rather than referral to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, say Graham Reid and Shanice Holder at RPC.
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Problems With New UK 'Working Patterns' Bill Are Predictable
While the worthy intentions of the new Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill are not in question, in not defining "predictable" it has a yawning vacuum at its heart, and given the enormous potential for claims something more specific is surely required, says David Whincup at Squire Patton.
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Court Of Appeal Charts Path For COVID Dismissal Claims
The Court of Appeal's first COVID-19-related health and safety dismissal decision reassures employers that they can defend claims if they demonstrate they took steps to reduce the risk of infection, or any other type of workplace health and safety risk, in a clear and practical way, says Kathryn Clapp at Taylor Wessing.
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Lessons To Be Learned From Twitter's Latest Hacking Scandal
Following the report of a recent data breach at Twitter, it is clearly vital for companies to adhere to best practices in data protection and IT security arrangements, including technical measures, and proper processes and procedures that mitigate risk and provide adequate training for staff, says Simon Ridding at Keller Postman.
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UK Court Reinforces High Bar In Human Rights Investigations
Although the recent U.K. High Court decision in World Uyghur Congress v. Secretary of State found that a high evidential threshold must be cleared to investigate human rights abuses, this is not to be seen as an incentive for companies to ease back on their supply chain risk management and due diligence procedures, says Lloyd Firth at WilmerHale.
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How New UK Subsidy Control Rules Will Differ From EU Law
The newly effective Subsidy Control Act contains key differences to the previously applicable EU state aid laws, and legal practitioners should familiarize themselves with the new regime, ensuring that their public sector clients are aware of the challenges it presents, say attorneys at Shepherd and Wedderburn.
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Preparing For EU's Pay Gap Reporting Directive
An agreement has been reached on the European Union Pay Transparency Directive, paving the way for gender pay gap reporting to become compulsory for many employers across Europe, introducing a more proactive approach than the similar U.K. regime and leading the way on new global standards for equal pay, say attorneys at Lewis Silkin.
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Why Employers Must Address Differences In UK And EU Law
Amid globalization and more location-fluid working arrangements, it is crucial that employers recognize and address the differences between U.K. and EU laws in several workforce management areas, including worker representation, pay and benefits, termination of employment, and diversity and inclusion, says Hannah Wilkins at Eversheds Sutherland.
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How UK Employment Revisions Could Improve On EU Laws
There is concern that the U.K. Retained EU Law Bill might remove the numerous protections provided to employees by EU law, but it could bring with it the chance to make better the pieces of law that currently cause employers the biggest headaches, says Simon Fennell at Shoosmiths.
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Private MP Bills Could Drive Employment Law Reform
Instead of a single Employment Bill, the U.K. government is supporting various private proposals by backbench members of Parliament, and cross-party support may mean this process provides a viable route for reforming employment law, says Jonathan Naylor at Shoosmiths.