Employers that allow sexual misconduct to go unpunished in the workplace are increasingly likely to be held liable, lawyers warn, as five women who worked for the late billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed launch claims against his estate.
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Enablers In The Spotlight As First Al-Fayed Claims Emerge

By Adele Redmond

Employers that allow sexual misconduct to go unpunished in the workplace are increasingly likely to be held liable, lawyers warn, as five women who worked for the late billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed launch claims against his estate.

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Ex-Ryanair Pilot Fights 'Fiction' Of Contractor Status In Appeal

By Adele Redmond

A former pilot for Ryanair told the Court of Appeal on Wednesday that his contractor status was a "fiction" as he fought efforts from the airline and a staffing company to overturn rulings that he is entitled to equal conditions with Ryanair's directly employed staff.

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'Snow White' Email Shows Staley's Ties To Epstein, FCA Says

By Christopher Crosby

The inability of former Barclays boss Jes Staley to remember "now infamous" emails with Jeffrey Epstein undermines his credibility and his attempts to overturn his ban for lying about his ties to the sex offender, the Financial Conduct Authority said Wednesday.

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ONS Staff Extend Action Over Office Attendance Policy

By Tabitha Burbidge

Union members at the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday they have again voted to strike over its workplace attendance policies, as the statistics body faces government scrutiny of its performance and organizational culture.

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LITIGATION

Ankle Tag Maker Sues Sacked CEO Over Ties To Shareholders

By Tabitha Burbidge

A company which makes technology for monitoring people remotely has brought legal action against its ousted chief executive, alleging that she lied about her interest in the company's shareholders and stole funds from the business.

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Management Biz. Loses Costs Bid Over Consultant's Theft

By Hanna Vioque

An employment tribunal has refused to force a director to pay the £12,060 ($15,645) that a workforce management firm incurred in defending his claims of unfair dismissal, ruling he didn't sue vexatiously.

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Hospital Operator To Pay £54K For Firing Disabled Worker

By Tabitha Burbidge

An employment tribunal has ruled that U.K. hospital operator Circle Health must pay its former pathology coordinator over £54,000 ($70,000) after it found that her former employer sacked her without attempting to accommodate her postpartum health condition.

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Ex-NHS Worker Wins Appeal Of Ruling She Was Not Disabled

By Jamie Lennox

A former National Health Service administrator has revived her discrimination claim after persuading a London appeals tribunal to shelve an earlier ruling that she was not disabled because of her anxiety and panic disorder.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Gov't Confirms Major Delays For NHS Workers In Pension Fix

By Martin Croucher

The government has admitted that hundreds of thousands of people receiving a National Health Service pension will need to wait nearly two years to see their benefits potentially increase.

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FCA 'Thinking Radically' On Savings Welcome, LCP Says

By Joel Poultney

The Financial Conduct Authority "thinking radically" about allowing savers to use accrued pension pots for house deposits is "very encouraging," Lane Clark & Peacock LLP has said.

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Gov't Told To Reform PPF On Pension Surplus Extraction Plan

By Martin Croucher

The government must extend the safety net of the Pension Protection Fund if it wants retirement schemes to release up to £160 billion ($207 billion) in surpluses to the wider economy, a think tank warned Wednesday.

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