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Employer Liability Issues United Kingdom Labor Law Violations

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Monthly Highlights – UK Employment Law – August 2025

In this month’s highlights, our team summarises the latest developments in UK employment law and their implications for employers. ...more

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UK Government Seeks to Extend Tribunal Claim Limitation Periods from 3 to 6 Months

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The Employment Rights Bill, published on October 10, 2024, has been making its way through Parliament and is currently going through the Commons Committee Stage, where a detailed examination of its provisions has been taking...more

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Back to the Future? UK Government Consults on the Potential Reintroduction of Tribunal Fees

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At the end of January 2024, the UK Government set out a surprise proposal to introduce a £55 fee for individuals to bring proceedings in the Employment Tribunals (ET) and Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT). This would be a...more

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Is a Bonus Clawback Provision a Restraint of Trade in the UK?

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In a reassuring decision for employers, the UK High Court has confirmed that an employer’s use of a contractual provision to claw back an employee’s bonus was lawful. The ruling in Steel v Spencer Road LLP provides helpful...more

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Agnew: A New Headache for UK Employers?

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The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has recently decided the case of Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland and another v Agnew and others, a Northern Irish case that has been working its way through...more

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UK: Employee Unfairly Dismissed for Failure to Install App on Personal Phone

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A recent employment tribunal case, Alsnih v. Al Quds Al-Arabi Publishing & Advertising, ruled that a journalist was unfairly dismissed for refusing to install a work-related app on her personal phone. The app was considered...more

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UK Illegal Working Fines Triple

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Fines are set to more than triple for employers and landlords who employ or rent to those without permission to work or rent—the biggest shake up of civil penalties since 2014—the Home Office has announced. These higher...more

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Employment News: PCPs, NDAs, unfair dismissal

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Turning a blind eye – one-off act not a PCP - In Ishola v Transport for London the Court of Appeal confirmed that it was not a provision, criterion or practice to require an employee to return to work before a proper...more

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Financial Daily Dose 1.13.2020 | Top Story: Labor Dept. Issues Stricter Joint Employer Test in New Rules

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Sunday’s release of a long-awaited Labor Department final rule on joint employment spells trouble for workers hoping to “sue large companies for wrongdoing by contractors or franchisees.” The rule reverses Obama-era policies...more

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