Retail giant Tesco Stores Ltd. fought Tuesday to overturn a ruling it says wrongly restricts its ability to challenge a long-running equal pay claim brought by more than 50,000 female shop workers.
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Tesco Argues Judge Wrong To Park Equal Pay Job Analysis

By Adele Redmond

Retail giant Tesco Stores Ltd. fought Tuesday to overturn a ruling it says wrongly restricts its ability to challenge a long-running equal pay claim brought by more than 50,000 female shop workers.

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Gov't Delays Fire And Rehire Reforms Until 2027

By Adele Redmond

The U.K. government said Tuesday that it would postpone a promised ban on controversial "fire and rehire" tactics until January 2027 as it set out an updated timeline for implementing reforms in the Employment Rights Act.

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Barclays Manager Not Entitled To Pay For Taking On VP Duties

By Jamie Lennox

A London tribunal has ruled that Barclays Bank did not act unlawfully by omitting to increase a sales manager's salary when he took on additional duties that elevated his role to the grade of vice president.

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LITIGATION

Ex-Staffer Sues Insurance Co. For Unpaid Salary After Firing

By Hanna Vioque

A former employee has sued an insurance company for £535,993 ($733,000) in unpaid salary, bonuses and pension contributions after she said it fired her under the false pretense that the dismissal was "mutually agreed."

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POLICY & REGULATION

UK Bids To Narrow Local Gov't Pension Gap With Reforms

By Joel Poultney

The government has said it will push ahead with a raft of reforms to the Local Government Pension Scheme in a move aimed at improving pension outcomes for working women and families.

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