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ArticleFormer PWC employee settles age and disability discrimination case for £150,000
A former employee of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) in Belfast has settled an age and disability discrimination case for £150,000.
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OpinionLisa Hayward and Freya Palmer: EMI eligibility widens after Budget changes
Enterprise management incentive changes in the 2025 Budget have broadened eligibility, making it easier to offer employees a stake in future growth and success.
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ArticleGovernment seeks views on future flexible working rules
The Department for Business and Trade has opened a consultation on planned updates to flexible working regulations.
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ArticleGovernment launches measures to close gender pension gap
The government has announced measures to close the gender pension gap and improve pensions for millions of women working in local government.
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ArticleMore eCourier drivers sign up to worker status challenge
A total of 46 couriers have joined a legal case against eCourier, the Royal Mail‑owned delivery firm, in a dispute over how they should be classified at work.
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OpinionShelley Sutton and Maz Dannourah: Why enhanced paternity leave is strategically smart
New parental leave rights will come into force from April as part of the Employment Rights Act 2025, with the government estimating 1.5 million parents will benefit from greater flexibility.
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ArticleAccenture employee dismissed as ‘unpromotable’ secures appeal victory
A woman dismissed by Accenture while living with endometriosis has won an appeal that may prompt renewed scrutiny of professional services firms’ practice of removing staff deemed ‘unpromotable’.
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ArticleScientist’s tribunal case over Christmas party exclusion dismissed
A consultant ecologist who was left off the guest list for her employer’s Christmas gathering has lost her discrimination case.
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OpinionElena Visser-Adams: Do employee ownership trusts and share options mix?
Even if an employer qualifies at the time of transition to an EOT, it is easy to fail the limited participation test after the transition.
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ArticleGreat Ormond Street Hospital cleaners win race discrimination appeal
Around 80 hospital cleaners have won an employment appeal tribunal (EAT) against Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) NHS Trust.
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OpinionJoanna Dodd: Taking a proactive approach to tackling staff sickness crisis
The number of sick days taken by British workers has risen to the highest level in more than 15 years, with nearly half (41%) of employers reporting an increase in stress-related absences.
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ArticleOfsted inspector wins appeal after dismissal following cancer treatment
A former Ofsted inspector who was dismissed months after returning from cancer treatment has succeeded in overturning the original ruling against her at the Employment Appeal Tribunal.
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ArticleHM Coastguards keep worker status after employer appeal fails
HM Coastguards at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency will keep their worker status after an appeal by their employers failed on 14 January.
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OpinionLaura Gray: The implications of the Budget's changes to CGT relief for employee ownership trusts
Following the November 2025 Budget announcement of the reduction of capital gains tax (CGT) relief for employee ownership trusts (EOTs) from 100% to 50%, many are questioning how this will work in practice and what it means for the future of EOTs.
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ArticleNew parental leave entitlements set to begin in April 2026
Millions of employees who previously lacked access to parental leave at the start of a new role will gain day‑one eligibility from April, as ministers presented fresh regulations linked to the Employment Rights Act 2025 to Parliament on 12 January.
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ArticleFCA publishes updated proposals to Value for Money consultation
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published updated proposals to its Value for Money (VFM) Framework consultation.
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ArticleTribunal rules JP Morgan did not discriminate against female worker in equal pay case
An employment tribunal has ruled that banking organisation JP Morgan did not discriminate against a female analyst who claimed she was paid less for doing the same job as her male colleague.
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ArticleTribunal finds LNER did not discriminate over ill-health benefit payments
London North Eastern Railway (LNER) did not unlawfully discriminate against four long‑serving train drivers when it declined to award them ill‑health benefits, an employment tribunal has found.
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OpinionLouise Skinner and Phoebe Fardell: How employers can prepare for EU Pay Transparency Directive
As the date for implementation of the European Union (EU) Pay Transparency Directive in June 2026 draws closer, there is much that employers can do now to prepare.
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ArticleRoyal Mail staff found to have been fairly dismissed after overtime concerns
An employment tribunal has ruled that two Royal Mail workers who were sacked after concerns about overtime payments were fairly dismissed.