Recent news

Latest items of recent news relevant to United Kingdom as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.

United Kingdom: Cadbury workers secure three-year pay deal

The multinational chocolate company Cadbury has offered some 1,000 employees on various sites in the United Kingdom a unilateral 3-year pay deal …

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United Kingdom: Asda workers in Employment Tribunal for second stage of the UK’s largest equal pay claim

A group of Asda employees are pursuing the second phase of their equal pay claim at a Manchester Employment Tribunal …

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United Kingdom: Sexual orientation dismissal invalid

In another constructive dismissal case, the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) upheld a claimant’s sexual orientation discrimination claim …

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United Kingdom: Strike-Out: Where tribunals need to take care

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has overturned an Employment Tribunal’s decision to strike out a constructive dismissal case in which the claimant was not represented by a lawyer …

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United Kingdom: The potential pitfalls of dismissing an employee entitled to long-term disability benefits

A recent case concerning a TUPE dismissal involved an individual on long-term disability …

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United Kingdom: NatWest launches biometric card pilot

The UK clearing bank, Natwest, is launching a pilot scheme using a fingerprint instead of a pin number …

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United Kingdom: Brexit update

Talks between the Conservative and Labour parties about a Brexit deal have now been taking place for many days and little substantial progress has been made …

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United Kingdom: Discrimination and mental health issues rife in tech

A recent study conducted by BIMA – a British digital industry network – with 3,333 technology sector workers suggests that these employees face significant problems with depression, anxiety and discrimination …

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United Kingdom: Failing to prevent economic crime – a new offence?

The UK Treasury Committee has issued a report calling for a new offence of “failing to prevent economic crime” …

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United Kingdom: European Commission concludes part of UK tax scheme gave illegal tax advantages

The European Commission has declared that a tax avoidance scheme established by the UK tax authorities contravenes EU state aid provisions – because it gives certain multinationals advantages over others …

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United Kingdom: Brexit hits business investment

The official trade balance in Q4 2018 widened to minus £23 …

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United Kingdom: Flawed statistics

We are now convinced that the UK official statistics are deeply and intentionally flawed …

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United Kingdom: National Living Wage increases by 38p

With effect from April the 6th, the National Living Wage for workers over 25 years of age increased to £8 …

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United Kingdom: The Employment Rights (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

The Employment Rights (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 has been passed by parliament to deal with the removal of EU powers in respect to parental leave, part-time workers, fixed-term work and information and consultation …

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United Kingdom: Parliament rejects 8 Brexit options

Although the EU Council of Ministers gave the UK government an extension of the Brexit deadline until April 12th, it was on the understanding that agreement to a deal would be concluded this week …

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