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January 08, 2025
JPMorgan Denies Unfairly Sacking Trader In Fraud Crackdown
Banking giant JPMorgan defended itself on Wednesday against unfair dismissal allegations from an ex-trader, denying claims that it fired the employee without a proper investigation over suspicions of fraud because it was trying to appease regulators.
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January 08, 2025
Pension Trustees Warned Against Complacency On Funding
Pension trustees should not be complacent over record improvements in scheme funding positions over the coming year, a consultancy warned.
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January 08, 2025
'Rainy Day' Funds Could Be In Next Pension Review
The U.K. government may potentially weigh the benefits of new "rainy day" funds for those saving for retirement as part of a wider policy review, an insurer said Wednesday.
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January 08, 2025
80% Of UK Retired Homeowners Missing State Benefits
Eight in 10 pensioner homeowners failed to claim any of the benefits they were eligible to receive in 2024 and missed out on an average of over £1,800 ($2,220) a year in extra income, Just Group said Wednesday.
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January 08, 2025
Met Police Investigated Over Handling Of Al-Fayed Complaints
The national police watchdog said on Wednesday that it is investigating the Metropolitan Police's handling of sexual misconduct allegations against Mohamed al-Fayed, the former owner of Harrods department store and Fulham Football Club who died in 2023.
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January 08, 2025
Swansea City Settles £750K Contract Row With Ex-Coach
Welsh football club Swansea City has settled its £750,000 ($926,000) claim against a former manager alleging that he breached his contract when he switched to a rival team, a London court has confirmed.
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January 08, 2025
Addison Lee Drivers Win Worker Status And Backpay
Addison Lee drivers who rent their vehicles are workers entitled to the national minimum wage when they are logged in and available to work, an employment tribunal has ruled in the latest successful U.K. group claim against a gig economy employer.
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January 07, 2025
NHS Manager With Long COVID Wins Redundancy Bias Claim
An employment tribunal has ordered a National Health Service trust to pay almost £45,000 ($56,170) to an information governance manager it fired over her long COVID disability, as it didn't pursue less discriminatory options.
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January 07, 2025
Lawyer Denied Bonus On Career Break Wins Sex Bias Case
The Government Legal Department indirectly discriminated against a senior lawyer by skipping her £1,500 ($1,875) bonus because she was on a career break, an employment tribunal has ruled.
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January 07, 2025
Shein GC Avoids Labor Abuse Claims At UK Inquiry
Fashion retailer Shein was excoriated by MPs after it offered few answers to accusations of labor abuses in its supply chains at a parliamentary inquiry on Tuesday.
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January 07, 2025
Gallagher Sues Ex-CEO For £1.85M Over 'Fraud' In Exit Talks
Gallagher's benefits and consulting arm has sued the former chief executive of a company it acquired for more than £1.85 million ($2.32 million) for allegedly withholding information about a major client that inflated the financial prospects of the business and the severance he received.
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January 07, 2025
Travers Smith Steers £540M Pension Deal For UK Retailer
Footwear retailer Clarks has offloaded £540 million ($677 million) of its staff retirement liabilities to Pension Insurance Corp. PLC, the insurer said Tuesday, in a deal guided by Burges Salmon, Travers Smith and CMS.
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January 07, 2025
Hundreds Sue Payroll Biz Zellis Over Software Cyberattack
A group of more than 450 employees of organizations including the BBC, British Airways and high street pharmacist Boots have sued Zellis, a payroll and human resources provider, alleging that it failed to prevent a cyberattack.
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January 07, 2025
Hundreds Of McDonald's Crew Join Group Harassment Claim
More than 700 young workers at McDonald's have joined a group harassment claim against the fast food giant as the company's chief executive told MPs on Tuesday that the allegations are "isolated incidents."
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January 06, 2025
Rapper To Repay £10K Spent Defending Failed Racism Claim
Arts Council England has convinced an employment tribunal to order a British rapper to pay £9,870 ($12,356) for defending her largely baseless claims, including that it discriminated against her by chasing misappropriated funds.
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January 06, 2025
Ex-Security Officer Sues After Hancock Scandal Video Leak
A security supervisor who was suspended after a CCTV video of then-health secretary Matt Hancock kissing an aide in breach of COVID-19 regulations was leaked to the press has sued his former employer, alleging he had a mental breakdown due to work-related stress.
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January 06, 2025
'Third Way' Pension Scheme Rules To Be Expanded This Year
The regulatory foundations could be laid this year for a massive expansion in new types of collective pension schemes, a retirement savings provider said Monday.
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January 06, 2025
Survivors Of Marks & Spencer Worker With Cancer Win £35K
The family of a Marks & Spencer worker fired while dying from cancer has won more than £35,500 ($44,500), as an employment tribunal ruled that the retailer's failure to adjust its usual absence management process amounted to disability discrimination.
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January 06, 2025
Rail Operator Must Pay £54K To Penalized Whistleblower
A tribunal has ordered Great Western Railway to pay a former employee £53,800 ($67,400) after the rail operator recently failed to overturn a ruling that it victimized the worker for his whistleblowing activities.
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January 06, 2025
MPs To Vote On Paid 'Safe Leave' For Domestic Abuse Victims
Legislation that would give victims of domestic abuse a right to 10 days of paid leave from work is expected to be introduced to Parliament on Tuesday.
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January 03, 2025
Work And Pensions Staffer Harassed By Hawking Impression
A staffer at the U.K. Department for Work and Pensions harassed a fellow employee over her physical impairments by making mocking references to the late physicist Stephen Hawking, the Southampton Employment Tribunal has ruled.
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January 03, 2025
Shein GC Gets Uyghur Labor Abuse Dossier Amid UK Inquiry
A Uyghur rights group said Friday that it had handed Shein's general counsel a dossier containing evidence of possible forced labor in the Chinese clothing seller's supply chain days before the lawyer faces questions from a U.K. parliamentary committee.
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January 10, 2025
Addleshaw Goddard Adding 2 Employment Pros In Germany
Addleshaw Goddard LLP has snapped up two employment law specialists from German boutique firm Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law as it continues to build its services in the German legal market following office openings in recent years.
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January 03, 2025
Investment Firm Calls On UK To Rule Out Pension Tax Hikes
The U.K. should pledge no changes to pension tax benefits for the next four years to assuage consumer fears of the government following up on hikes to other taxes with more increases, according to a survey by an investment firm.
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January 03, 2025
British Council Beats Order To Rehire Worker On Appeal
The British Council won't have to rehire an employee it fired following allegations that he had sexually assaulted a British embassy staff member because there was no basis to conclude the investigations into his conduct were flawed, an appeals tribunal has ruled.