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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 16, 2024
Post Office's Ex-IT Head Says She Blocked Ex-CEO Requests
The Post Office's former head of information technology said she blocked phone communication from former chief executive Paula Vennells after Vennells contacted her for help to "avoid an independent inquiry" into the wrongful prosecutions of sub-postmasters, according to a document made public in the probe Thursday.
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May 16, 2024
Tesco Warehouse Staff Lose 'Hopeless' Claims Against Union
A trade union successfully struck out negligence and breach of duty claims brought against it by two Tesco warehouse workers over a preceding collective agreement, after a London court ruled that they had "no real prospect of succeeding."
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May 16, 2024
TM Liability Ruling A 'Get Out Of Jail Free Card' For Execs
A ruling by Britain's highest court puts the burden on brand owners to prove that executives at the company knew about any alleged trademark infringement from their business to be sued. This landmark ruling is likely to impede brand owners who are looking to enforce their intellectual property.
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May 16, 2024
Pension Scheme Profit Warnings Ease In First Quarter
The number of profit warnings issued by U.K.-listed companies with defined benefit pension schemes fell to 18 in the first quarter of this year, compared to 22 in the last three months of 2023, according to research published on Thursday by EY-Parthenon.
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May 16, 2024
NCA Says Uyghur Cotton Probe Would Soon Unravel
The National Crime Agency defended on Thursday its decision to refuse to investigate imported cotton produced in a Chinese province with forced labor, telling an appeals court that it would be kneecapped by the difficulty of separating legal goods from criminal property.
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
- Employment lawyers at top law firms
- 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