Employment UK

  • June 20, 2025

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    This past week in London has seen Pogust Goodhead face legal action from mining giant BHP Group, Trainline bring a procurement claim against the Department for Transport, Sworders auction house sue Conservative peer Patricia Rawlings, and Nokia hit with a patents claim by Hisense. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • June 20, 2025

    Reckitt Denies Ex-VP's £1M Claim, Cites Trade Secret Breach

    Consumer goods company Reckitt has rejected claims that it owes more than £1 million ($1.4 million) to a former senior executive from Russia, arguing that it fired him ahead of the end of his garden leave because he was working with a bidder for part of its business. 

  • June 20, 2025

    Managers Blamed For £14M Overrun Win Unfair Firing Case

    Two project managers were unfairly sacked when their chief executive fired them on the spot in a meeting over a project that had gone £14 million ($18.9 million) over budget, but are not entitled to damages, an employment tribunal has ruled. 

  • June 20, 2025

    Regulator Admits Letting 350 Underqualified Nurses Work

    The U.K.'s nursing regulator has been reported to ministers after a damning review revealed it added more than 350 underqualified graduates to its register of working professionals amid serious concerns about its culture, oversight of training programs and backlog of fitness to practice cases.

  • June 20, 2025

    Pro-Palestine NHS Staff Fight Ban On Political Symbols

    Three employees at a London NHS trust have launched legal action alleging that a revised uniform and dress code policy that bans political items unlawfully discriminates against their ability to express support for Palestinians, the workers' lawyers at Leigh Day have confirmed.

  • June 20, 2025

    Gov't Pulls Funding For Pensions Anti-Fraud Unit

    The government has stopped long-term funding for a specialist anti-fraud unit that has helped to claw back millions of pounds in redress for victims of pension dishonesty, the head of the sector's arbitration body said.

  • June 19, 2025

    Teacher Wins £248K In Unfair Dismissal Over Pregnant Pupil

    An employment tribunal has ordered a school trust to pay £248,184 ($333,000) to a teacher it fired after she failed to report concerns about a pregnant student, ruling that the trust was shifting blame for an institutional failure.

  • June 19, 2025

    Chinese National's Job Rejection Tied To Security Clearance

    A Chinese national has lost her claim of race discrimination against a cyber-security firm, with the Employment Tribunal saying the company was within its rights to discontinue her job application because she would be unlikely to receive security clearance.

  • June 19, 2025

    Clear Group Expands UK Reach With Insurance Broker Buy

    Insurance broker Clear Group said Thursday that it has acquired CR Toogood & Co. Ltd., a commercial insurance broker based in the southeast of England, as the group strengthens its footprint in the region.

  • June 19, 2025

    Private Schools Face Tough Choices On Teachers' Pensions

    Independent schools in the U.K. should weigh whether the "generous" benefits of the Teachers' Pension Scheme risk redundancies and pay cuts, a financial consultancy warned on Thursday.

  • June 19, 2025

    Royal Mail Must Rehire Postman Fired Over Parking Row

    A tribunal has ordered Royal Mail to rehire a postman and pay him £66,000 ($88,600) after it unfairly sacked him over what bosses felt was "violent" behavior during a parking dispute with a colleague.

  • June 19, 2025

    Pension Trustees Told To Act Now On Incoming Reforms

    Pension plan trustees should act now to ensure they are prepared for recently announced reforms that will "fundamentally reshape" the market, according to Britain's retirement savings watchdog.

  • June 18, 2025

    Ex-Council Staffer Loses Claim Over Alleged Forced Vaccines

    An employment tribunal has ruled a former staffer for the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council wasn't fired for blowing the whistle on employees being forced to get COVID-19 jabs, saying the option was always voluntary.

  • June 18, 2025

    William Hill Must Pay £68K To Exec Fired For Alleged Assault

    An employment tribunal has ordered William Hill to pay £68,065 ($91,547) to an advertising executive it unfairly fired over a sexual harassment complaint, ruling that the betting giant ignored evidence showing he never put his fingers in a colleague's mouth. 

  • June 18, 2025

    Intesa Sanpaolo Staffer Loses Bid For Reinstatement

    An employee on secondment in London from Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo has lost his bid to be reinstated until his hearing for unfair dismissal, with an employment tribunal finding he is unlikely to win his substantive case and therefore not entitled to reinstatement in the interim.

  • June 18, 2025

    Tesco Fights Ruling On Workers' Equal Pay Claim

    Retail giant Tesco urged the Employment Appeal Tribunal to overturn findings in an ongoing equal pay-claim brought against it by female employees, saying a lower tribunal was wrong to use generic training materials and job descriptions in assessing whether certain roles are of equal value.

  • June 18, 2025

    Over 1M Gig Workers 'Can't Afford' To Save For A Pension

    More than a million "gig" workers in the U.K. cannot afford to save into a pension, a retirement savings company has said, amid growing fears that younger and more precarious workers will not have adequate savings in later life.

  • June 18, 2025

    UK Unions Push For Max Workplace Temp Amid Heat Wave

    The Trades Union Congress has urged the government to introduce legislation that will require employees to leave their desks if indoor temperatures reach 30 degrees Celsius and provide sun protection, cold water and other cooling measures amid the "hottest summer ever."

  • June 17, 2025

    Ex-Capital Bank Exec Can't Revive Unfair Dismissal Claim

    A Manchester bank's former chief commercial officer failed to revive an unfair dismissal claim on Tuesday, when appellate officials ruled that she couldn't extend the three-month time limit by using days before the clock started running on her firing date.

  • June 17, 2025

    Ex-Triton Exec Beats Post-Brexit Appeal To Nix Bias Claim

    An appellate tribunal has upheld a ruling that Brexit did not curtail the ability of a former Triton Partners investment adviser to bring discrimination claims against the Swedish private equity firm's executives, allowing him to pursue his claim in the U.K.

  • June 17, 2025

    Ex-Steel Exec Fights £574K Debt, Claims Unlawful Firing

    The former managing director of a British steel supplier has denied that he had to pay back £574,237 ($775,471) as part of a "transaction bonus," asking a London judge to reinstate him even as he claimed the firm ignored his bullying concerns.

  • June 17, 2025

    Gov't Urged To Fix Civil Service Pension Failures

    The government has not effectively held to account the administrator of the £189 billion ($255 billion) Civil Service pension plan for failing to meet historic performance targets, Britain's public spending watchdog has said, urging policymakers to learn from the failures.

  • June 17, 2025

    Profits Surge 29% At Manchester Firm With Four-Day Week

    A Manchester law firm said Tuesday that it has adopted a permanent four-day working week for all staff after a nine-month trial delivered what it described as "phenomenal results," including a 22% rise in productivity.

  • June 17, 2025

    HMRC Challenges Tax Treatment Of Partnership Awards

    HM Revenue & Customs told the U.K. Supreme Court on Tuesday that partnership awards allocated to a corporate entity and then distributed to partners should be taxed as if they were allocated to individual members.

  • June 17, 2025

    CMS Guides 'Landmark' £55M Pension Superfund Deal

    Britain's only defined benefit superfund said Tuesday that it has taken on £55 million ($75 million) in assets from a plan sponsored by a Christian missionary society, in a deal steered by CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP.

Expert Analysis

  • Whistleblower Rewards May Soon Materialize In UK

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    Recent government and Serious Fraud Office announcements indicate that the U.K.’s long-standing aversion to rewarding whistleblowers is reversing, underlining the importance for organizations to consider managing misconduct risk and prepare for a potentially significant uptick in tipoffs, says Tom Grodecki at Cadwalader.

  • US Diversity Policies Present Challenges To UK And EU Cos.

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    Following President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders calling for increased scrutiny of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, it is clear that global businesses operating in the U.K. and European Union will need to understand regional nuances to successfully navigate differing agendas on either side of the Atlantic, say lawyers at Jenner & Block.

  • What Age Bias Ruling Means For Law Firm Retirement Policies

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    The recent employment tribunal age discrimination decision in Scott v. Walker Morris demonstrates that while law firms may implement mandatory retirement schemes, the policy must pursue a legitimate aim via proportionate means to pass the objective justification test, says Chris Hadrill at Redmans Solicitors.

  • Acas Guide Shows How To Support Neurodiverse Employees

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    A new guide on neurodiversity in the workplace from the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service reminds employers of the duty to make reasonable adjustments that will effectively alleviate any disadvantage an employee may experience at work, say lawyers at Withers.

  • Opinion

    UK Gov't Needs To Take Action To Support Whistleblowing Bill

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    With a proposed Office of the Whistleblower Bill making its way through the U.K. Parliament, whistleblowing is starting to receive the attention it deserves, but the key to unlocking real change is for the government to take ownership of reform proposals and appoint an overarching whistleblowing champion, says Baroness Susan Kramer at the House of Lords.

  • Court Backlog Could Alter Work Safety Enforcement Priorities

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    While criminal prosecution remains the default course of action following the most serious workplace accidents, a record backlog of cases in the crown courts in England and Wales and safety regulators’ recognition of the need for change may allow for a more discerning approach, say lawyers at BCL Solicitors.

  • A Look At Current Challenges In Whistleblowing Practice

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    Consensus on the status of reforming Great Britain's whistleblowing framework is currently difficult to discern, and thorny issues revealed by recent cases highlight undesirable uncertainties for those pursuing and defending whistleblowing claims, says Ivor Adair at Fox & Partners.

  • What Employers Must Know About New Neonatal Care Act

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    With the Neonatal Care Act set to provide employees with a day 1 right to neonatal care leave and pay from April, employers should ensure that they understand the complex provisions underpinning the new rights before communicating them to their workforce, say lawyers at Morgan Lewis.

  • Banker Remuneration Proposals Could Affect More Than Pay

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    The Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority’s pending proposals to reduce banker remuneration restrictions bring obvious personal financial advantages for bankers, but may have repercussions that result in increased scrutiny of bonus payments and wider changes to workplace culture and overall accountability, say lawyers at Fox Williams.

  • Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises

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    “No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.

  • New Bill Introduces Important Whistleblower Protections

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    If enacted, a bill that proposes the establishment of an independent whistleblower office in the U.K. offering protected disclosures will encourage individual whistleblowers, and alleviate the pressure for companies to investigate complaints, say lawyers at Tenet Law.

  • Nonfinancial Misconduct Lessons From Rail Worker's Win

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    While financial services firms wait for the Financial Conduct Authority’s final policy statement on nonfinancial misconduct, an Employment Tribunal’s recent award to a railroad worker targeted by a hostile human resources team provides guidance on developing even-handed and inclusive company policies, say attorneys at Shoosmiths.

  • Important Changes To Note In Accountant Ethics Code Update

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    The Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales' forthcoming code of ethics will bring a number of significant updates to raise standards within the profession, but also risks of professional indemnity claims that could lead to challenges for firms, say lawyers at RPC.

  • Despite Divisive Political Rhetoric, DEI Is Alive And Well

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    ​The World Economic Forum's recent finding that DEI initiatives have continued to rise amid political headwinds raises the question of whether reports of the death of DEI are exaggerated, especially as employers must focus on new pay gap reporting obligations in the U.K. and Europe, say lawyers at Herbert Smith Freehills.

  • How GCs Can Protect Cos. From Geopolitical Headwinds

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    Geopolitical uncertainty is perceived by corporate leaders as the biggest short-term threat to global business, but many of the potential crises are navigable if general counsel focus on what is being said about a company and what the company is doing, says Juliet Young at Schillings.

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