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Law360 UK Employment provides the breaking news and analysis on employment law. Coverage includes employment-related litigation, government enforcement actions, and arbitration proceedings, as well as legislative and regulatory activity. It is the essential intelligence successful employment lawyers require to keep up with the latest developments, make informed decisions and safeguard clients.
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Latest News in Employment UK
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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.
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May 17, 2024
Pensioners Lose £80M In Credit Over Submission Errors
The Department for Work and Pensions has said that retirees lost out on £80 million ($102 million) in payments to help top up their weekly income to a minimum level because they submitted inaccurate information about themselves in the last financial year.
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May 17, 2024
Unite, GMB Unions Lose Pay Claim Against Housing Co.
More than 100 trade union members at a housing association have lost their employment tribunal claim accusing their employer of ducking out of pay negotiations after the tribunal found the charity did not intend to "narrow" the negotiations.
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May 17, 2024
Risk For Employers As Bar For Protected Belief Claims Shifts
Employees face a low bar to gaining legal protection for objectionable views, as lawyers say it has become almost impossible for employers to distinguish philosophical beliefs akin to religion from politicized public debates.
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May 17, 2024
Exec Was Fired Because His Wife Had Cancer, Tribunal Rules
The head of sales for a Hong Kong software company has won more than £90,000 ($114,000) after he was fired because his wife had terminal breast cancer.
Areas of Coverage
- LITIGATION
- U.K. employment tribunals, including the Employment Appeal Tribunal, including matters involving discrimination, wrongful dismissal, redundancy and whistleblowing
- Cases in the High Court involving employment disputes such as breach of contract, employee poaching, noncompete clauses, theft of trade secrets or confidential information, employee classification, non-disclosure agreements and union activity
- Disputes over pension schemes
- Criminal enforcement actions brought by The Pensions Regulator, the Health and Safety Executive or against directors by The Insolvency Service
- Any disputes relating to workers' rights stemming from Brexit between the EU and U.K.
- HMRC enforcement efforts connected to employment income tax
- AGENCIES
- The Pensions Regulator
- The Health and Safety Executive
- Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate
- Equity and Human Rights Commission
- The Director of Labour Market Enforcement
- Acas (the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service)
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Agency actions and rulings
- Gender pay gap reporting
- Industrial action
- Legislation or regulation governing employment rights, national minimum wage, employment relations, maternity and parental leave, agency work regulations, health and safety at work
Readership
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- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune Global 500+ companies
- Human resources professionals
- Trade unions
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at government agencies
- Judges and court staff across the UK