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May 22, 2024
Staffer's Pre-Prepared Resignation Letter Not Discriminatory
A designer has lost her discrimination claim against an investment company after failing to prove that her bosses mistreated her — including by asking her to sign a pre-prepared resignation letter — because she is a Chinese woman.
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May 22, 2024
HSBC Can't Use Brexit To End UK Role In EU Body, Staff Say
High street lender HSBC is obligated to keep the U.K. arm of its European works council despite Brexit, the representative body for European staff argued Wednesday as it challenged a ruling that the bank could exclude the U.K. once it left the European Economic Area.
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May 22, 2024
Hilco Exec Wins £296K After Being Sacked For Whistleblowing
A tribunal has awarded a former Hilco Capital Ltd. HR director almost £296,000 ($377,000) in compensation after she was unfairly sacked for blowing the whistle over alleged banking irregularities.
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May 22, 2024
Employment Law Biz Reprimanded Over 'Misleading' Ad
A British company offering human resources and employment law advice has been reprimanded by the U.K. advertising regulator for sending a misleading marketing letter, with the correspondence appearing to be from a public body.
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May 22, 2024
UK Gov't Calls Elections For July 4 Despite Poor Polls
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday called an early general election to be held on July 4, advancing the electoral timetable even though his Conservative Party lags decisively behind the opposition Labour Party.
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May 22, 2024
Ex-Post Office Boss Didn't Know Business Prosecuted People
Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells denied on Wednesday that she knew the organization conducted its own prosecutions, telling the inquiry into its wrongful prosecution of innocent sub-postmasters she became aware of the power to prosecute only several years after she joined.
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May 22, 2024
Home Secretary Fights Disability Case For Injured Officers
Two police forces argued at the Court of Appeal on Wednesday that injured officers should not be able to take their disability claims to the employment tribunals, claiming that benefits for injured police are not pensions and are therefore an employment matter.
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May 22, 2024
Aspiring Judge Can't Reopen Race Bias Case
An Asian-British solicitor has failed to persuade an employment tribunal to reconsider his race discrimination claims against a High Court judge who dismissed his application because he filed his request too late.
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May 22, 2024
Gov't Dismisses 'Arbitrary Deadline' On Pensions Redress
The government on Wednesday shrugged off calls to draw up plans by the summer for a redress program for millions of women who have been underpaid under state pension plans.
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May 21, 2024
Gov't Must Pay £50K For Bias Against Deaf Job Seeker
The U.K. government must pay £49,880 ($63,390) to a deaf person for discriminating against him and failing numerous times to provide interpreters to aid his job search, an employment tribunal has ruled.
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May 21, 2024
Tesco Fights Looming Disclosure Deadline In Equal Pay Battle
Retail giant Tesco fought to push back a disclosure deadline in its equal pay battle with thousands of workers on Tuesday, telling an appeals tribunal that it hasn't had enough time to process millions of documents for the case.
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May 21, 2024
Post Office Official Told MP About IT Bugs Ahead Of Report
A former Post Office senior official conceded she was the "bearer of bad news" by ensuring an MP was told of bugs in the IT system used to wrongly prosecute innocent people, as she gave evidence to an inquiry Tuesday.
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May 21, 2024
Injured Ex-Cops Take Disability Case To Court Of Appeal
Two former police officers urged an appeals court Tuesday to revive their claim that pensions rules for those disabled in the line of duty are discriminatory, arguing that an employment tribunal was wrong to find it had no jurisdiction over the question.
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May 21, 2024
Lawyer Suspended For Misconduct Toward Junior Women
A solicitor was suspended from legal practice for two years on Tuesday and hit with costs of £85,000 ($108,000) after a disciplinary tribunal held a private hearing over allegations of sexually motivated and inappropriate conduct toward multiple junior female employees.
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May 21, 2024
Finance Pros 'Too Afraid' To Blow Whistle On Fraud
More than three-quarters of finance professionals in the U.K. stayed silent after spotting or suspecting internal fraud in their workplaces, a survey published on Tuesday showed, with nearly half saying they feared a backlash.
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May 21, 2024
UK Pension Reform Could Create 'Too Big To Fail' Providers
The proposed government fix for the spiraling number of retirement savings pots could create pension giants that are too big to fail, an industry body warned on Tuesday.
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May 21, 2024
Ex-Insurance Exec's Wife Denies Knowledge Of Illegal Money
The wife of a former executive at Gable Insurance has denied cashing in on unauthorized payments from her husband who, the Liechtenstein insurer alleges, siphoned off millions of pounds from the company to accounts he had links to.
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May 20, 2024
Autonomy CEO Reaped $516M From HP Acquisition, Jurors Told
Ex-Autonomy CEO Michael Lynch took home more than $516 million from the software company's $11.7 billion sale to HP, an FBI agent testified Monday as the government's last witness in a trial over allegations Lynch duped HP into overpaying to buy the company.
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May 20, 2024
Civil Servants Lose Fight To Relaunch Age Bias Case
A group of 20 civil servants lost its bid Monday to revive claims that a redundancy compensation scheme was unjustifiably biased against older employees, with an appeals tribunal ruling that a lower court correctly found their case to be vexatious.
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May 20, 2024
Rugby Players Still Can't Join Forces For Concussion Claims
A London judge declined again on Monday to combine negligence claims brought by almost 300 former rugby players, as governing bodies for the sport argued they had only just become aware of more medical evidence about conditions allegedly caused by repeated concussions.
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May 20, 2024
Watchdog Finds Pensions Minister Broke Rules On Expenses
Paul Maynard, the pensions minister, broke parliamentary rules on expenses when he failed to properly manage the use of his taxpayer-funded office for political campaigning, a standards body has ruled.
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May 20, 2024
Property Manager Refused Sick Days Wins £31K
A letting agency must pay a former employee £31,000 ($39,361) for unlawfully firing her after an employment tribunal found the chief executive refused to allow sick days and remote working for her endometriosis.
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May 20, 2024
Tribunal OK To Halt Sea Captain's Case Ahead Of Court Ruling
A tribunal did not misstep by pausing a ship captain's claim against his ex-employer while awaiting a ruling from a court on his ability to bring the case in England, an appeals judge has ruled.
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May 20, 2024
Pension Funds Under-Investing In UK Assets, Minister Warns
Pension schemes are not investing enough in Britain, a Treasury minister has warned, adding that the government will consider what "further action" is necessary to stimulate the capital injection that lawmakers want for the economy.
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May 17, 2024
Law Firm Beats Temp Receptionist's Discrimination Claims
A law firm in southern England fended off several disability discrimination and harassment claims from a temporary receptionist, after an employment tribunal ruled she wasn't legally disabled.
Expert Analysis
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What Slovak Labor Code Changes Will Mean For Employers
With newly effective amendments to the Slovak Labor Code strengthening employees’ rights in a number of ways, the default mindset of the employee being the weaker party may no longer be the right approach, says Katarina Pfeffer at Bird & Bird.
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An ICO Reminder On Managing Subject Access Requests
Although the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office’s recent seven reprimands regarding mismanagement of data subject access requests are unusual, it is worth organizations considering what resources and training may be available to ensure these are properly managed in the future, says Ross McKenzie at Addleshaw Goddard.
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Managing The Complexities Of Workers' UK Pregnancy Rights
As understanding and complying with maternity rights in the workplace can be tricky, Anna Fletcher and Jane Gowling at Gowling provide an overview of the main risk areas, including redundancy and in vitro fertilization, and highlight recently proposed reforms.
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10 Noteworthy Employment Law Developments From 2022
Richard Kenyon and Ranjit Dhindsa at Fieldfisher review notable regulations, decisions and legislation in U.K. employment law over the last year, covering flexible work, fire and rehire practices, and diversity and inclusion.
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Proposed Bill May Change Workplace Sexual Harassment Law
The likely implementation of a private members' bill to extend employers' obligations concerning sexual harassment at work means employers should take steps now to ensure they are on the front foot if and when these changes come into force, say Gareth Brahams and Amanda Steadman at BDBF.
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Key Takeaways From New SRA Sexual Misconduct Guidance
It is clear from the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s new sexual misconduct guidance that individuals need to adopt the highest standards of conduct in their professional and personal lives, and firms have a key role in both setting and implementing those standards to create a diverse and inclusive culture, says Andrew Pavlovic at CM Murray.
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Digital Nomads: Key Considerations For Global Businesses
As employers and employees embrace remote, location-independent work arrangements enabled by technology, they must be mindful of the employment law and tax consequences such arrangements may trigger, say Hannah Wilkins and Audrey Elliott at Eversheds Sutherland.
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German Labor Court Takes Surprising Stance On Disclosure
A German labor court's recent ruling regarding an employer's disclosure of the number and names of employees identified as "severely disabled" will surprise practitioners in the data protection and diversity spaces, who may question the justification for aspects of the decision, say Hannah Disselbeck and Marco Hermann at Fieldfisher.
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A Look At The Increase In Employee Ownership Trusts
The rise in employee ownership trusts has brought certain challenges, but with tax advantages and a proven positive impact on individuals, businesses and regional economies, employee buyouts are set to become more popular and could outstrip mainstream deal activity, says Lisa Hayward at Birketts.
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Employment Ruling Takes A New Look At Settlement Waivers
The recent Scottish Employment Appeal Tribunal decision in Bathgate v. Technip U.K. demonstrates that a waiver in a settlement agreement must relate expressly to the circumstances of the individual case, and that it is no longer possible to dismiss a prospective claim simply by including a reference to unfair dismissal or the Equality Act 2010, says David Whincup at Squire Patton.
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Series
My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned To Argue Open-Mindedly
Queens College President Frank Wu reflects on how Yale Kamisar’s teaching and guidance at the University of Michigan Law School emphasized a capacity to engage with alternative worldviews and the importance of the ability to argue for both sides of a debate.
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Employment Ruling Shows Value Of Dismissal Alternatives
The recent Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling in Department of Work and Pensions v. Boyers demonstrates that employers should ensure that alternatives have been properly considered before dismissing a disabled employee, since it can be difficult to show that a proportionate approach has been taken in the decision-making process, say Asten Hawkes and Larissa Hawkins at BDB Pitmans.
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How Proposed Forced Labor Product Ban Affects Biz With EU
The European Commission's recently proposed regulation banning products made with forced labor in the European Union highlights the importance for multinational companies to enhance their human rights due diligence programs to meet fast-evolving standards and requirements of doing business in the region, say Sarah Bishop and Paul Mertenskötter at Covington.
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FCA Pension Scheme Case Highlights Issues Ripe For Reform
The Financial Conduct Authority's response to the British Steel Pension Scheme case exposed wider issues within its regulatory approach and could demonstrate the need for industrywide reforms to minimize the risks with transferring out of a pension scheme, say Oliver Reece and Larisa Gordan at PwC.
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Holiday Entitlement Ruling May Affect Employer Practices
Following the recent decision of Harpur Trust v. Brazel, employers may want to consider some practical options and review their processes to ensure that workers with irregular hours receive their paid holiday entitlement, say Alex Fisher and Anna West at Travers Smith.