Employment UK

  • October 27, 2025

    Welsh Body Settles HMRC Contractor Tax Probe For £14.6M

    An environmental body sponsored by the Welsh government reached a settlement of £14.6 million ($19.5 million) with the U.K. tax authority over its past use of contractors and misclassification of them for tax purposes, according to a statement.

  • October 27, 2025

    Law Society Tackles Whistleblowing Gaps With New Guidance

    The Law Society said Monday that it has built on its existing resources for in-house solicitors facing ethical challenges in their day-to-day practice by introducing new guidance on whistleblowing.

  • October 27, 2025

    Deutsche Bank Says Conviction Voids Ex-Trader's £12M Claim

    Deutsche Bank has denied liability in a £12 million ($16 million) claim from a former trader convicted of tricking market competitors through a "spoofing" scheme, arguing it had no duty to prevent him from suffering loss resulting from committing fraud.

  • October 27, 2025

    UK Civil Service Pension Plan Marked By 'Successive Failures'

    The Cabinet Office has not effectively managed the outsourced administration of the Civil Service Pension Plan, a parliamentary committee has found, ruling that the government has "successively" failed in its oversight of the scheme.

  • October 27, 2025

    Axiom Ince Finance Head Wins £16k For Redundancy

    A former Axiom Ince executive has won £16,590 ($22,100) in damages and awards from the collapsed firm for his unfair dismissal, according to a newly-public judgment.

  • October 27, 2025

    Appeal Tribunal Says UK Research Body Wrongly Fired Staffer

    A London appeals tribunal has ruled that a U.K. government-funded research body wrongly fired an employee during his probation even though it paid him in lieu of his notice period.

  • October 27, 2025

    Insurance Staffer Loses Reconsideration Bid Over Resignation

    An employment tribunal has rejected a bid by an executive assistant to have a ruling that found an insurance broker did not force her to resign reconsidered because there is "no reasonable prospect" of the judgment being varied or revoked.

  • October 27, 2025

    Axiom Ince Manager Loses Case After Tribunal No-Show

    A finance manager suing Axiom Ince has lost her claims for unfair dismissal and notice pay after failing to show up at court, as an employment tribunal found that she may have appreciated the limited value of any payout. 

  • October 24, 2025

    Teacher Wins £137K Over Sick Leave Disability Bias

    An employment tribunal has ordered a school trust to pay £137,112 ($182,466) to a former design technology teacher, ruling that the decision not to renew her employment contract was directly linked to the time she was off sick because of her disabilities.

  • October 24, 2025

    Employers Evolve To Meet Expanding Anti-Harassment Duty

    Efforts by employers to prevent sexual harassment have intensified in the year since the U.K. introduced a legal obligation for them to take "reasonable steps" to do so — but lawyers warn that businesses must adopt a holistic approach to prevention as the government seeks to raise the bar again.

  • October 24, 2025

    Kitchen Biz Claims Ex-Owners Breached Deal, Stole Clients

    The owner of a kitchen and bathroom design firm wants a London judge to stop two former shareholders from breaching their obligations under a share purchase agreement, arguing they poached clients for a rival and abandoned their handover duties. 

  • October 24, 2025

    Honest Interview Feedback Isn't Harassment, Tribunal Rules

    A nurse has lost her claim that she was harassed after an unsuccessful job interview as an employment tribunal ruled that feedback given about her performance was not about her learning disability.

  • October 24, 2025

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

    This past week in London has seen the Financial Conduct Authority launch legal action against a Chinese cryptocurrency exchange, The Londoner magazine face a defamation claim from an entrepreneur accused of "scamming" Knightsbridge landlords, and Gucci sued by its cosmetics supplier as L'Oréal announces plans to buy the Italian fashion house's beauty brand. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • October 23, 2025

    Fired Bus Driver Wins Appeal To Base Payout On Retirement

    A 65-year-old coach driver could get a bigger payout from National Express for unfair dismissal over a failed alcohol test because an appeals tribunal ruled that a previous judge failed to properly calculate the number of years she might have kept working. 

  • October 23, 2025

    Advocacy Groups Seek To Strip EHRC's Human Rights Status

    Amnesty International and two trans rights organizations said Thursday that they have reported the U.K.'s equality watchdog and requested the removal of its human rights accreditation, arguing that the body has shown anti-trans bias in its workplace guidelines.

  • October 23, 2025

    UK Eyes Higher Bar To Dismiss New And Expectant Mothers

    The government called for views on Thursday about how it should apply its pledge to largely outlaw firing pregnant women and new mothers as it published consultations on a handful of law changes in its Employment Rights Bill.

  • October 23, 2025

    UK Government Refuses To Commit To Pension Tax Lock

    The British government has refused to commit to a lock on pension tax policy, despite renewed consumer uncertainty in the run-up to the budget.

  • October 23, 2025

    Council Worker Wins Payout For Exclusion From Team Outing

    A tribunal has ordered a local authority in London to pay a former employee £2,400 ($2,700) after it failed to invite her to a team social event, days after she filed a grievance complaining about her treatment.

  • October 23, 2025

    Pensions Provider TPT Launches £600M Global Equity Fund

    The investment management arm of pensions provider TPT Retirement Solutions has launched a £600 million ($800 million) global equity fund for U.K. retirement savings plans.

  • October 22, 2025

    Uni Staffer Wins Uplifted Award Over 'Sham' Dismissal

    An employment tribunal has ruled that the University of Southampton owes a law department staffer increased damages for firing her through a "sham" process after she was off sick for a year, but cut one of her awards because her "pernickety" attitude was partly to blame for the ouster.

  • October 22, 2025

    Tailor Tom James Can't Enforce Noncompete On Ex-Worker

    A London court has ruled that Tom James can't enforce a yearlong noncompete against a former employee who the bespoke tailors had alleged held confidential information about the business that he intended to take to competitors.

  • October 22, 2025

    Coca-Cola Sales Rep Loses Bid To Boost Unfair Firing Award

    A former merchandiser for Coca-Cola has lost his bid to increase his damages payout from the company, with an Employment Tribunal saying he had not raised any new arguments that would justify an increase to the £9,200 ($12,280) payout he was awarded in July.

  • October 22, 2025

    Email 'Did Not Cause' Barrister's Mistreatment, Stonewall Says

    An email complaining about a gender-critical barrister's tweets was not the cause of discrimination against her, LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall argued Wednesday as it fought her appeal to hold the organization liable.

  • October 22, 2025

    Gov't Greenlights New 'Collective' Pension Scheme Rules

    The government said Wednesday it will push forward with rules to allow more businesses to join new collective pension plans, which could boost the retirement savings of millions of workers.

  • October 22, 2025

    State Pension To Rise By 4.8% In 2026 Under Triple Lock

    Pensioners are in line for an inflation-busting rise in state pension benefits next year, experts said Wednesday, a move that would pile additional pressure on the U.K. government's pledge to maintain the triple lock.

Expert Analysis

  • 5 Ways To Address The Legal Risks Of Employee AI Use

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    Employees’ use of unauthorized artificial intelligence tools has become a regulatory issue, and in-house legal counsel are best placed to close the gap between governance controls and innovation, mitigating the risk of organizations' exposure to noncompliance with European Union and U.K. data protection requirements, say lawyers at MoFo.

  • How Cos. Can Straddle US-UK Split On Work Misconduct, DEI

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    With U.K. regulators ordering employers to do more to prevent nonfinancial misconduct and discrimination, and President Donald Trump ordering the rollback of similar American protections, global organizations should prioritize establishing consistent workplace conduct frameworks to help balance their compliance obligations across the diverging jurisdictions, say lawyers at WilmerHale.

  • Return-To-Office Policy Considerations For UK Employers

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    As the Financial Conduct Authority reviews its hybrid working policy and other organizations increasingly require employees to return to the office, employers should weigh the costs and benefits of these decisions while considering the nuances of work-from-home rights in the U.K., say lawyers at Shoosmiths.

  • FCA Misconduct Guide Will Expand Firms' Duty To Investigate

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    The Financial Conduct Authority's recent proposals on workplace nonfinancial misconduct will place a greater onus on compliance and investigations teams, clarifying that the question to ascertain is whether the behavior is justifiable and proportionate, say lawyers at Ashurst.

  • SRA Ruling Raises Issue Of Jurisdiction Over Private Conduct

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    The recent Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal ruling, suspending a former Orrick associate after determining that a criminal offense of nonconsensual touching had occurred, serves as a cautionary tale that the regulator's jurisdiction may extend into private social settings, even where no abuse of power is proven, says Nick Brett at Brett Wilson.

  • Challenges Law Firms Face In Recruiting Competitor Teams

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    Since the movement of lawyer teams from a competitor can bring legal considerations and commercial risks into play, both the target and recruiting firms should be familiar with the relevant limited liability partnership deed to protect their business, say lawyers at Fox & Partners.

  • 7 Ways Employers Can Avoid Labor Friction Over AI

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    As artificial intelligence use in the workplace emerges as a key labor relations topic in the U.S. and Europe, employers looking to reduce reputational risk and prevent costly disputes should consider proactive strategies to engage with unions, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.

  • 3 Changes To Note In Upcoming Employment Law Reforms

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    The forthcoming Employment Rights and Equality Bills, with complex family rights, flexible work and sexual harassment protection reforms, present unique challenges that make it essential for companies to embed these new legal duties in both practice and documentation, say lawyers at Linklaters.

  • What Cos. Must Note From EU's Delivery Hero-Glovo Ruling

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    The European Commission’s recent landmark decision in Delivery Hero-Glovo, sanctioning companies for the first time over a stand-alone no-poach cartel agreement, underscores the potential antitrust risks of horizontal cross-ownership between competitors, say lawyers at McDermott.

  • Immigration Reforms Require Immediate Employer Attention

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    The recent U.K. government white paper on immigration practices could reshape how international recruitment is planned, funded and managed, and employers reliant on overseas talent should get ahead of changes now, including via pipeline reviews and accelerated sponsorship, say lawyers at Morgan Lewis.

  • Court Backing Of FCA Pensions Ruling Sends Key Message

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    The Upper Tribunal’s recent upholding of the Financial Conduct Authority's decisions against CFP Management directors serves as a judicial endorsement of the regulator’s approach to defined benefit transfers, underscoring that where the advisory model is fundamentally flawed, the consequences for those in control can be severe, say lawyers at RPC.

  • Pension Schemes Bill's Most Notable, Controversial Measures

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    The long-awaited Pension Schemes Bill recently introduced to Parliament creates a framework for harnessing money saved in U.K. workplace pension funds to grow the country’s economy, but provisions relating to local government pension scheme investment, and scale and asset allocation, are controversial, says Claire Dimmock at Squire Patton.

  • 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.

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