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June 05, 2024
Scottish Defenders Boycott Abuse Cases As Pay Talks Stall
Criminal defense lawyers in Scotland have restarted their boycott of domestic abuse cases after talks with the Scottish government over legal aid reform broke down.
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June 05, 2024
Climate Risk Must Form Part Of Trustee Role
A quarter of pension scheme trustees want a new interpretation of their fiduciary duties to allow them to consider climate risk because doing so will help tackle the dangers posed by a changing environment, Lane Clark & Peacock LLP said Wednesday.
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June 05, 2024
Slater And Gordon Fight Ex-Analyst's Redundancy Appeal
Slater and Gordon LLP challenged on Wednesday an appeal by a former costs analyst, who claims that he was made redundant because he was mentally unwell and wrongly deprived of most of a £20,000 ($25,500) bonus.
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June 05, 2024
Labour's Pension Tax Plans Backed By Fiscal Research Body
An influential economics think tank has backed plans by the Labour Party to reintroduce the lifetime allowance, arguing that there should be a cap on the tax-free accumulation of pensions wealth.
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June 05, 2024
Carer Wins £41K After Losing Job Over Racism Complaints
A care worker has won £40,700 ($52,000) in damages after convincing a tribunal that his employer unfairly fired him following a complaint that bosses treated ethnic minorities less favorably in the workplace.
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June 05, 2024
EU Financial Watchdogs Team Up With Cybersecurity Agency
The three financial regulators of the European Union signed an agreement with the EU cybersecurity agency on Wednesday to join forces to protect the pensions, markets and banking sectors in the bloc from cyberattacks and similar risks.
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June 04, 2024
Dancers Target Strip Club Over Wages And Worker Status
A group of strip club dancers are pursuing a legal case over "appalling" working conditions at SophistiCats Soho, which included being fined £50 for arriving a little late or using toilets at "inappropriate" times.
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June 04, 2024
Royal Navy Must Face Transgender Reservist's Bias Claim
A tribunal has ruled that a transgender Royal Navy reservist can forge ahead with his harassment claim against the Ministry of Defence, finding that he had followed procedure for lodging a complaint with the defense body.
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June 04, 2024
Virgin Atlantic Must Unredact Docs Over COVID Redundancy
Virgin Atlantic Airways must hand over unredacted documents relating to a pandemic-era redundancy exercise after an appellate judge ruled that it was "overwhelmingly" proportionate to allow pilots suing the airline to view them.
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June 04, 2024
IT Review Would Be Disclosed To Court, Post Office Warned
An internal Post Office report warned that any independent review of the faulty IT system used to prosecute innocent people would have to be disclosed in court, according to documents disclosed to the inquiry into the scandal on Tuesday.
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June 04, 2024
Mediator Loses Bias Claim Over Disbelief In Structural Racism
A mediator has lost his case that he faced harassment and discrimination over his opposition to critical race theory, as an employment tribunal ruled that removing his controversial online posts was justified to "avoid disruption and promote a harmonious workplace."
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June 04, 2024
Nearly A Third Of Over 55s Dipping Into Pensions Early
Almost three in 10 retirees over the age of 55 have said they had withdrawn money from their pension before retirement as savers continue to feel squeezed by rising living costs, Just Group said Tuesday.
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June 03, 2024
Labaton Keller Opens 1st Office Outside US In London
Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP said Monday it has opened its first office outside the U.S. in London, as the firm looks to expand its services to the U.K. and the rest of Europe.
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June 03, 2024
Labour Party Beats Rejected Candidate's Discrimination Case
A rejected Labour candidate cannot sue the political party for disability discrimination because his pact allowing him to run for office was not an employment contract, a tribunal has ruled.
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June 03, 2024
Barrister Loses Disability Bias Case Against Chambers Head
A barrister who accused the head of an English criminal chambers of bullying in claims for disability discrimination cannot sue after a judge ruled he was not disabled and therefore has no basis for bringing his case.
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June 03, 2024
UK Voters Want Pension Reform In Election Manifestos
Three in four workers with a defined contribution pension are more likely to vote for a political party that reforms workplace pensions, research from a retirement savings company shows.
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June 03, 2024
Pension Funding Boosted By Fall In Life Expectancy
A large portion of the highest level of funding surpluses recorded by pension plans in 2023 was caused by a decline in life expectancy in Britain, a consultancy said Monday, as the sector continues to wrestle with the uncertain impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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June 03, 2024
Tesco Can't Delay Equal Pay Dispute With Disclosure Protests
Tesco cannot block two orders requiring disclosure in its continuing equal pay litigation with more than 47,000 claimants, an appeals tribunal has ruled, as it accused the retail chain of concocting a "recipe for delay."
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June 03, 2024
Director Fined For Withholding Info From Pensions Regulator
The director of a shooting range has been ordered by a crown court to pay a total of £15,000 ($19,000) for withholding information from The Pensions Regulator as it investigated his company, the watchdog has said.
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June 03, 2024
Worker Fired Instead Of Getting COVID Furlough Wins Payout
A tribunal has ordered a health care business to pay an employee almost £9,500 ($12,000) after a judge concluded that the company unfairly sacked the worker instead of putting her on furlough during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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May 31, 2024
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen financier Crispin Odey file a defamation claim against the Financial Times, Ford hit with the latest "Dieselgate" claim and a human rights activist bring a privacy claim against Saudi Arabia. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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May 31, 2024
Airport Train Biz Loses Appeal Over Lifelong Rail Benefits
Heathrow Express must fight off breach of contract claims a second time, after the Employment Appeal Tribunal ruled that a previous judge wrongly ruled that several ex-employees of the fast train link to London's main airport had lost their lifelong travel benefits upon redundancy.
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May 31, 2024
Church Unfairly Fired Minister For 'Usurping Authority'
A Nigerian charity and international church unfairly sacked a minister for "usurping its authority" without properly probing allegations that he'd moved cash from its north London branch to a new bank account, a tribunal has ruled.
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May 31, 2024
Perfume Retailer Botched Investigation Before Firing Manager
A former manager at a perfume retailer has won his unfair dismissal claim against the company, with the employment tribunal ruling that bosses had accepted allegations against him without giving him the benefit of the doubt.
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May 31, 2024
Royal Mail Denies Breaching Data Worker's Privacy Rights
Royal Mail has hit back against a £3.6 million ($4.6 million) claim brought by a former worker, arguing that it did not breach his data protection rights by mentioning his mental health in email exchanges.
Expert Analysis
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What Employers Should Know About The Tips Act
Michael Powner, Isobel Goodman and Hauwa Ottun at Charles Russell examine a recently enacted law that bars employers from making deductions to workers' tips, shed light on the government's final code of practice, and highlight key trends and potential implications
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Disciplinary Ruling Has Lessons For Lawyers On Social Media
A recent Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal judgment against a solicitor for online posts deemed antisemitic and offensive highlights the serious sanctions that can stem from conduct on social media and the importance of law firms' efforts to ensure that their employees behave properly, say Liz Pearson and Andrew Pavlovic at CM Murray.
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The Art Of Corporate Apologies: Crafting An Effective Strategy
Public relations challenges often stop companies from apologizing amid alleged wrongdoing, but a recent U.K. government consultation seeks to make this easier, highlighting the importance of corporate apologies and measures to help companies balance the benefits against the potential legal ramifications, says Dina Hudson at Byfield Consultancy.
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What UK Supreme Court Strike Ruling Means For Employers
Although the U.K. Supreme Court recently declared in Mercer v. Secretary of State that part of a trade union rule and employees' human rights were incompatible, the decision will presumably not affect employer engagement with collective bargaining, as most companies are already unlikely to rely on the rule as part of their broader industrial relations strategy, say lawyers at Baker McKenzie.
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Accounting For Climate Change In Flexible Working Requests
Although the U.K. government's recent updates to the country's flexible working laws failed to include climate change as a factor for evaluating remote work requests, employers are not prohibited from considering the environmental benefits — or drawbacks — of an employee's request to work remotely, say Jonathan Carr and Gemma Taylor at Lewis Silkin.
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Employer Lessons From Red Bull's Misconduct Investigation
Red Bull’s recent handling of a high-profile investigation into team principal Christian Horner’s alleged misconduct toward a colleague serves as a reminder of the importance of thorough internal grievance and disciplinary processes, and offers lessons for employers hoping to minimize media attention, say Charlotte Smith and Adam Melling at Walker Morris.
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Prepping For A Duty To Prevent Workplace Sexual Harassment
With the Worker Protection Act set to roll out this October, employers should anticipate their newly heightened positive obligation to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace and begin updating their policies and addressing potential risk areas now, say Fiona McLellan and Rachael McKenzie at Hill Dickinson.
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Employment Tribunal Fee Proposal Raises Potential Issues
The proposal to reintroduce employment tribunal fees in a recent U.K. government consultation poses serious concerns over the right of access to justice, and will only act as a deterrent for claimants and appellants, says Yulia Fedorenko at CM Murray.
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Dissecting Recent Developments Against The Misuse Of NDAs
The U.K. government's recent plans to nullify nondisclosure agreements that prevent victims from reporting crimes should remind lawyers to proactively consider the necessity of such agreements, especially in light of the Solicitors Regulation Authority's warning notice on drafting improper NDAs, say Clare Davis and Macaela Joyes at RPC.
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3 Notable Pensions Reforms In Spring Budget
The U.K. government’s spring budget introduced reforms to improve pension outcomes through the value for money framework and the lifetime provider model, as well as to encourage investments in Britain — three interlinked areas that could pressure trustees and providers to rethink how they approach investments, say Liz Ramsaran and Marcus Fink at DWF.
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Uber Payout Offers Employer Lessons On Mitigating Bias
Uber Eats' recent payout to a driver over allegations that the company's facial recognition software was discriminatory sheds light on bias in AI, and offers guidance for employers on how to avoid harming employees through the use of such technology, says Rachel Rigg at Fieldfisher.
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Tracing The Effects Of Salary Hikes For Sponsored Workers
The government's new salary thresholds for sponsored workers herald substantial wage increases for the majority of occupations, introducing changes to the sponsorship landscape that disproportionately affect private sector employers, says Gary McIndoe at Latitude Law.
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What To Know About Latest UK Employment Law Changes
As a range of employment law changes came into force this month, such as increased redundancy protections for pregnancy and new parents, employers should ensure compliance with the new requirements, including by providing training and updating internal policies, say lawyers at MoFo.
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Opinion
Employment Tribunal Fees Risk Reducing Access To Justice
Before the proposed fee regime for employment tribunal claims can take effect, the government needs much more evidence that low-income individuals — arguably the tribunal system's most important users — will not be negatively affected by the fees, says Max Winthrop, employment law committee chair at the Law Society.
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Tribunal Cases Illustrate Balancing Act Of Anti-Bias Protection
Recent employment tribunal discrimination cases show employers the complexities of determining the scope of protected characteristics under the Equality Act, and responding proportionately, particularly when conflicts involve controversial beliefs that can trigger competing employee discrimination claims, say Michael Powner and Sophie Rothwell at Charles Russell.