/employment-uk?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Employment UK Copyright 2025 ¼«ËÙÈü³µ. en-US Thu, 17 Apr 2025 19:54:40 +0000 /employment-uk/articles/2326787?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-uk/articles/2326787 The Employment Appeal Tribunal agreed on Thursday to help Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP locate a solicitor in prison so she has a fair chance to pursue her appeals against her former firm. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:37:45 +0000 /employment-uk/articles/2326845?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-uk/articles/2326845 Mishcon de Reya LLP must pay a former sales director £23,800 ($31,500) after it pushed him to quit by scrutinizing his performance even though there was nothing he could do to improve his output, a tribunal said in a decision published Thursday. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:18:10 +0000 /employment-uk/articles/2326976?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-uk/articles/2326976 The U.K.'s biggest doctors' union failed to prove Thursday that the profession's regulator was harming patients by labeling certain staff who aren't medically qualified as "medical professionals," ruling that the move was meant to elevate standards rather than lower them. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 14:09:00 +0000 /employment-uk/articles/2326791?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-uk/articles/2326791 A law firm lost its bid on Thursday to throw out a claim for unpaid wages brought by an ex-employee, with the Employment Appeal Tribunal rejecting its argument that the solicitor was not actually an employee. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 13:04:12 +0000 /employment-uk/articles/2326762?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-uk/articles/2326762 The past week in London has seen the producers of West End show "Elf the Musical" face a contract dispute, Korean biotech company ToolGen Inc. bring a fresh patents claim against pharma giant Vertex, and ousted car tycoon Peter Waddell bring a claim against the private equity firm that backed his business. Here, ¼«ËÙÈü³µ looks at these and other new claims in the U.K. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 12:39:52 +0000 /employment-uk/articles/2326777?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-uk/articles/2326777 An appeals court has rekindled a concert booking agency's claim that a former employee must hand over the commission from arranging a set of Coldplay gigs, ruling in a split decision Thursday that an earlier judge was too quick to toss the case. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 12:27:32 +0000 /employment-uk/articles/2326788?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-uk/articles/2326788 A systems designer can have a second shot at arguing that she wasn't hired by a digital services consultancy because she questioned its vetting practices, after an appeals tribunal said Thursday that she made whistleblowing claims. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:22:32 +0000 /employment-uk/articles/2324875?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-uk/articles/2324875 The former president of jewelry giant Pandora has sued a tax adviser for allegedly mismanaging his retirement trust and negligently exposing him and the company to significant liabilities and financial loss tied to a €2.2 million ($2.5 million) French property deal. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:21:31 +0000 /employment-uk/articles/2326798?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-uk/articles/2326798 The equality watchdog is making moves to update legal guidance on single-sex spaces following Wednesday's ruling by the U.K. Supreme Court that the legal definition of sex in anti-discrimination law covers only biological sex amid calls to update critical legislation. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 08:45:01 +0000 /employment-uk/articles/2326785?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-uk/articles/2326785 A Burberry fashion design school graduate who alleged that having meetings in his workplace was disability discrimination because he has ADHD was granted permission on Thursday to expand his case — but only if he provides more details. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 08:41:52 +0000 /employment-uk/articles/2326731?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-uk/articles/2326731 New freedoms that would allow insurers to invest more easily in a wider range of instruments could lead to reduced pricing for pension funds approaching the bulk purchase annuity market, a broker has said. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:15:59 +0000 /employment-uk/articles/2325731?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-uk/articles/2325731 The U.K. Supreme Court's ruling that the definition of sex in anti-discrimination law applies only to biological sex simplifies employers' obligations around single-sex spaces and services — but it will further complicate workplace disputes arising from a conflict with transgender rights. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:15:41 +0000 /employment-uk/articles/2326124?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-uk/articles/2326124 An employment tribunal has ordered a National Health Service hospital to pay £202,449 ($268,062) to a senior nurse after discriminating against him by failing to provide him with equipment and software he needed after a stroke. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:06:53 +0000 /employment-uk/articles/2325475?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-uk/articles/2325475 An employment tribunal has ruled that two companies must pay £8,370 ($11,100) to cover a former staffer's costs on top of her unfair dismissal award, ruling that they should not have tried to get struck off the U.K. company register to kill her case. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:27:29 +0000 /employment-uk/articles/2326093?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-uk/articles/2326093 A former practice manager at an NHS surgery who did not pay more than £75,000 ($99,330) into the pension funds of staff has been banned from starting a new company for seven years over the failings, a government agency has said. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:11:07 +0000 /employment-uk/articles/2325492?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-uk/articles/2325492 A tribunal has ruled that a sexual health charity decided in bad faith to dismiss the head of its ultrasound department after her absence with COVID-19 but tossed her allegations that the elimination of her role amounted to disability discrimination. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:43:46 +0000 /employment-uk/articles/2326090?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-uk/articles/2326090 A law firm made a potentially "intimidating" threat to file a Solicitors Regulation Authority report against a potential witness in a former employee's race discrimination claim, a tribunal has said. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:50:17 +0000 /employment-uk/articles/2326117?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-uk/articles/2326117 A former Credit Suisse consultant won a second shot on Wednesday to bring whistleblowing and racial discrimination claims after a London appeals tribunal gave her permission to challenge a ruling that she was not a worker at the bank. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:12:27 +0000 /employment-uk/articles/2322898?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-uk/articles/2322898 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. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:11:45 +0000 /employment-uk/articles/2326070?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-uk/articles/2326070 Almost half of savers in Britain want a cautious approach to investment in pension plans, with just 8% willing to invest in high-risk assets, according to research published on Wednesday by a retirement savings platform.