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Employment law and labour law articles and thought leadership, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore articles covering topics such as Discrimination, Employee Benefits and Compensation, Health and Safety, Unfair/Wrongful Dismissal, Whistleblowing, Employment Rights, Outsourcing and Redundancy.

Whistleblowing Protection: Disclosures To External Investigators

Employees or workers raising concerns about wrongdoing are only protected from dismissal or being subjected to detriment if their disclosure is made to the person or persons...

United Kingdom Employment

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Browne Jacobson

EAT Rules That Whistleblowing To External Investigator Was Protected

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that whistleblowing disclosures may be protected where they are made to an external investigator appointed by the employer...

United Kingdom Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Strike Down Of Strike Out Orders

Unreasonable behaviour by one side during Tribunal proceedings can be a source of great frustration. While the prospect of disposing of a claim at an early stage is attractive to many respondents...

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Eye On Economic Crime: Transformation Of The UK Fraud Prevention Landscape

We detail below some recent developments which track the transformation of the UK's fraud prevention landscape and what this means for companies.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Mayer Brown

UK FCA Plans For Tackling Non-financial Misconduct: Next Steps

United Kingdom Finance

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A&O Shearman

Employment Law Across The Globe: What's Happened And What's Coming Up?

Worldwide Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Analysis: Why Are Whistleblowers Important?

United Kingdom Employment

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NAVEX

Regional Whistleblowing & Incident Management Benchmark Report

United Kingdom Employment

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NAVEX

Employment Appeal Tribunal: External HR Consultants Can Be Personally Liable When Acting As Agents Of The Employer

United Kingdom Employment

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Devonshires

A Wind Of Change Is Blowing: The Office Of The Whistleblower Bill

United Kingdom Employment

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Devonshires

When Should Companies Self-report? The SFO's Recent Guidance Is Just One Piece Of A Larger Puzzle

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

The HS2 Company Pays Out £319,000 For Its Mistreatment Of A Whistleblower

United Kingdom Employment

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

Whistleblowing Job Applicants, Discrimination Outside Employment, And Liability For HR Consultants, Plus A News Roundup

United Kingdom Employment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Updates To Economic Crime Regulations: Enhancing Whistleblowing Procedures

United Kingdom Criminal

Capital Law

HR Briefing: Competition And Employment (Podcast)

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Macfarlanes LLP

AI In Healthcare: Why Compliance Can't Afford To Fall Behind

United Kingdom Technology

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NAVEX

The NHS And AI Scribes

United Kingdom Privacy

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Spencer West

Travers Smith's Alternative Insights: The Impact Of UK Tax Policy

United Kingdom Tax

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Travers Smith LLP

In Conversation With Kevin Nash: The LCIA And The Future Of Institutional Arbitration (Podcast)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

'Good Jobs' Proposals: Trade Union Reform In Northern Ireland – Could This Rebalance The Workplace?

The Department for the Economy has published its response to the ‘Good Jobs' Employment Rights Bill consultation, including a series of proposals aimed at ‘rebalancing'...

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

The Dark Side Of Mishandled Whistleblowing

When a personality test labels an employee as "Darth Vader," it may sound like harmless office humour, but for HR teams, the recent Tribunal ruling in Rooke v NHS Blood & Transplant is anything but light entertainment.

United Kingdom Employment

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Herrington Carmichael

The UK's New Whistleblower Reward Scheme: A Turning Point For Tax Accountability

In a landmark move, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has announced plans to launch a formal whistleblower award program modelled on the highly successful U.S.

United Kingdom Criminal

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NAVEX

How To Include Reports To Managers In Internal Reporting

Compliance officers know that internal reports are the fuel upon which your compliance program runs – the more reports you receive, the better you understand the compliance issues within your organization...

European Union Employment

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NAVEX

Employment Tribunal Claims: Risk Reduction For Academy Trusts And Schools

United Kingdom Consumer

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Wrigleys Solicitors

Blowing The Whistle: HMRC's New Informant Incentive Scheme

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Macfarlanes LLP

In The Pipeline - March 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

Rising Temperatures In The Workplace: How To Address The Increase In Workplace Civility Concerns

United Kingdom Employment

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NAVEX

New SRA Guidance For In-house Lawyers: A Double-edged Sword?

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

The Increasing Importance – And Visibility – Of Internal Investigations

United Kingdom Employment

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NAVEX

Corporate Investigations 2025

United Kingdom Criminal

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Recent Developments In UK Employment Law: What Firms Need To Know

United Kingdom Employment

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Mayer Brown

Empowering Voices: Building A Culture Of Transparency In The Workplace

United Kingdom Employment

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NAVEX

Top 10 Trends Sneak Peek: Expanding Landscape Of Whistleblowing, Increasing Importance Of Internal Investigations

United Kingdom Commercial

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NAVEX

Corporate Investigations 2025

What statutory or regulatory obligations should an entity consider when deciding whether to conduct an internal investigation in your jurisdiction? Are there any consequences for failing to comply with these obligations.

United Kingdom Criminal

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Recent Developments In UK Employment Law: What Firms Need To Know

Chris Fisher and Mark Rose authored this article which was first published in the February 2025 edition of the Attorneys' Liability Assurance Society (ALAS). It focuses on the significant changes that will be introduced.

United Kingdom Employment

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Mayer Brown

Empowering Voices: Building A Culture Of Transparency In The Workplace

Imagine walking into work one morning, knowing that speaking up about what you saw yesterday could cost you your job – or it could save lives. This is a choice many employees face...

United Kingdom Employment

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NAVEX

Top 10 Trends Sneak Peek: Expanding Landscape Of Whistleblowing, Increasing Importance Of Internal Investigations

On January 29, NAVEX is hosting the Top 10 Trends in Risk and Compliance webinar. This post is a preview of two of the topics covered in the eBook and webinar:

United Kingdom Commercial

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NAVEX

A Look Back On 2024...

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Overdue Whistleblower Protection

In an effort to end the ‘culture of cover up' in the NHS, ministers are proposing a new framework which will punish NHS managers who deter whistleblowers from coming forward with their concerns.

United Kingdom Employment

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Bindmans LLP

November Employment Law Alert: A Hair-Raising Harassment Case, And Other Updates

November brought major UK employment law updates, including National Minimum Wage increases, rulings on harassment, philosophical beliefs, whistleblowing, gig economy worker rights, and redundancy consultation standards.

United Kingdom Employment

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King & Spalding LLP

Cooperating Witnesses And Flipping Informants - Can The UK's Serious Fraud Office Provide A Panacea From Prosecution?

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is considering increased use of whistleblower incentives and immunity for cooperation, similar to US practices. Director Nick Ephgrave supports rewarding informants, while also emphasizing the risks, including legal complications and potential exposure to cross-examination.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Withers LLP

Two Individuals Distorted The SEC Office Of The Whistleblower Report – And Not Just This Year

Those of us in compliance and whistleblower programs have been eagerly awaiting the release of the SEC Office of the Whistleblower (OWB) report, and on November 21st, we were able to view the highly anticipated recap (dated November 15th).

United Kingdom Employment

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NAVEX

Employment Rights Bill Unpacked: Tougher Stance On Workplace Harassment

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Employment Appeal Tribunal Decision In MacLennan v The British Psychological Society

United Kingdom Employment

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Withers LLP

FCA Findings On Non-financial Misconduct

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

Charity Trustee May Have Whistleblower Protection

United Kingdom Employment

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Wrigleys Solicitors

Key Findings Of The Financial Conduct Authority's Culture And Non-Financial Misconduct Survey Results For UK Firms

United Kingdom Finance

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Withers LLP

The Results Of The FCA's Culture And Non-Financial Misconduct Survey Have Been Published: What Do You Need To Know?

United Kingdom Employment

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

Employment Rights Bill, Whistleblowing, And Sex-Based Discrimination

Worldwide Employment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Collective Redundancies - The New Employment Rights Bill

United Kingdom Employment

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Withers LLP

The Employment Rights Bill – Phase One Of Employment Law Reform

United Kingdom Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Beware Pre-taliation! How To Avoid It (And Why You Need To!)

United Kingdom Commercial

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NAVEX

Understanding Protected Conversations Vs. Without Prejudice Discussions In Employment Law

United Kingdom Employment

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Talk Is No Longer Cheap: Will The SFO Follow The DOJ's Lead In Offering Financial Incentives To Whistleblowers?

United Kingdom Employment

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Whistleblowing Protections Could Be Extended To Trustees In The UK

United Kingdom Employment

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Withers LLP

UK Whistleblowing Update: Three Key Cases

United Kingdom Employment

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Littler Mendelson

NAVEX Next Sneak Peek: When Worlds Collide: HR, Compliance And Worker Protections

Worldwide Employment

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NAVEX

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Whistleblowing Podcast: Key Developments And Issues For Financial Services Firms

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Climate Change And ESG - The Strategic And Operational Role Of HR (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Employment Mid-year Series: Protecting Your Investigation Outcome From Challenge

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Gowling WLG

EU Whistleblowing Directive Part 3 (Video)

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Safecall

EU Whistleblowing Directive Part 2 (Video)

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Safecall

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