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Court of Appeal rules that Pensions Ombudsman is not a “competent court” for disputed recoupment claims

United Kingdom - December 5 2023 Recovery of past overpayments to members can be a significant problem for pension scheme trustees. In such a scenario, trustees may decide to recover…

Minimal Service Levels for strikes by ambulance, rail and border security workers

United Kingdom - December 4 2023 Since publishing our Balancing Strikes and Services insight piece in September, the government has announced the introduction of Minimum Service…

New positive duty on employers to prevent sexual harassment of employees in the course of employment

United Kingdom - December 1 2023 The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill (the Bill) recently received Royal Assent so becoming an Act and will come into force in…

Progress of the Mansion House reforms

United Kingdom - November 27 2023 The further measures are intended to deliver on a vision for a pensions market in 2030 which will ensure suitable retirement options for savers and a…

The government outlines its proposed amendments to the Equality Act 2010

European Union, United Kingdom - November 24 2023 On 7 November 2023, the government laid regulations before Parliament to preserve important EU-derived equality protections in UK law. The draft…

Proactive steps for employers embracing diversity and inclusion to shape the future of the UK Financial Sector - inclusion survey questions

United Kingdom - November 22 2023 In our previous blog on the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) proposals to boost diversity and…

The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 - the end of “one-sided flexibility”?

United Kingdom - November 20 2023 The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 (the Act), which received Royal Assent in September 2023, has been described as a significant…

Proactive steps for employers embracing diversity and inclusion to shape the future of the UK financial sector - data

United Kingdom - November 17 2023 As we reported in an earlier blog post, the UK’s financial regulators, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority…

Government confirms changes to TUPE, the Working Time Regulations and holiday pay calculations

European Union, United Kingdom - November 17 2023 On 8 November 2023, the government published its response to two consultations: the consultation on the proposed reforms to retained EU employment…

An increase in the frequency of escalating penalty notices: a growing concern?

United Kingdom - November 14 2023 In the past couple of months, we have seen the release of two closely related significant decisions involving the Pensions Regulator (TPR): One Pound…