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Workplace Sexual Harassment Law: What's Changed For Employers One Year On?

This week marks one year since a new legal duty landed on every employer's desk across the UK, changing how organisations must tackle sexual harassment at work.

United Kingdom Employment

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Browne Jacobson

Whistleblowing Protection And Liability Of Innocent Decision Makers

In the case of Henderson v GCRM Ltd & Ors [2025] EAT 136, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether the Jhuti principle extends to detriment claims under section...

United Kingdom Employment

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Browne Jacobson

Navigating Employment Investigations: What Are The Key Steps? (Podcast)

In this episode of Employment and Benefits Unpacked, Chris Fisher, head of Mayer Brown's UK Employment and Benefits Group, and Hagen Köckeritz...

United Kingdom Employment

MB

Mayer Brown

How To Earn Trust For AI In Whistleblowing And Compliance Programs

By now we've all heard about the transformative (and disruptive) powers of artificial intelligence (AI). Though AI has been around for many years, its recent rise to everyday use and contributions to swift innovation...

United Kingdom Technology

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NAVEX

UK Employment Rights Bill: What Employers Need To Know About NDA Restrictions And Other Changes To Harassment Laws

United Kingdom Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Whistleblowers Are Protected From Suffering A Detriment After Termination Of Employment

United Kingdom Employment

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Wrigleys Solicitors

Employment Update September 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

Public Matters: August 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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Browne Jacobson

Whistleblowing Protection: Disclosures To External Investigators

United Kingdom Employment

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Browne Jacobson

EAT Rules That Whistleblowing To External Investigator Was Protected

United Kingdom Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Strike Down Of Strike Out Orders

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

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

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

UK 20-Year Route To Settlement Explained | 20 Years UK Residence Visa (Video)

United Kingdom Immigration

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Latitude Law

Fitness Giants Face Off: Strava Sues Garmin Over Segments And Heatmaps

United Kingdom IP

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Rouse

Shaping The Future Of Build To Rent: Quintain Living At Wembley Park (Podcast)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Goodwin Insight: French Governance Of The European Artificial Intelligence Regulation

United Kingdom Technology

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Navigating The EU Data Act: Key Obligations And A Spotlight On Switching Rights

United Kingdom Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Analysis: Why Are Whistleblowers Important?

It might feel strange to talk about canaries in the context of today's modern workplaces. But stick with us, because this isn't just a quaint historical footnote.

United Kingdom Employment

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NAVEX

Regional Whistleblowing & Incident Management Benchmark Report

Our 2025 Regional Whistleblowing & Incident Management Benchmark Report includes the largest-ever dataset of NAVEX customers that received 10 or more internal reports. This group of over 4,000 organizations representing nearly 70-million employees logged 2.15 million reports in 2024.

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

It is more common than most people might think for companies to appoint external consultants to carry out investigations. For example, if a grievance is submitted against a member of the Board...

United Kingdom Employment

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Devonshires

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

Araft of legislative changes have been taking place to contribute to the fight against fraud.

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

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

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

The Dark Side Of Mishandled Whistleblowing

United Kingdom Employment

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Herrington Carmichael

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

United Kingdom Criminal

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NAVEX

How To Include Reports To Managers In Internal Reporting

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

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

A practical guide for academy trust and school leaders...

United Kingdom Consumer

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Wrigleys Solicitors

Blowing The Whistle: HMRC's New Informant Incentive Scheme

HM Treasury has announced the introduction of a new reward scheme designed to encourage informants to come forward to HMRC about tax fraud.

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Macfarlanes LLP

In The Pipeline - March 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith 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

MB

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...

In 2024, Hong Kong's employment landscape evolved with significant legal reforms, enhanced statutory holidays, updated anti-discrimination measures, and workforce management innovations. Key trends also included whistleblowing policies, non-compete cases, and expanded immigration initiatives.

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

United Kingdom Employment

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DAC Beachcroft LLP

Empowering In-House Solicitors: Solicitors Regulation Authority Releases New Comprehensive Guidance

United Kingdom Employment

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Gowling WLG

Survey Says… An Ambiguous Outcome To The FCA's Non-Financial Misconduct Survey

United Kingdom Employment

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Macfarlanes LLP

In The Pipeline - December 2024

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

Overdue Whistleblower Protection

United Kingdom Employment

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Bindmans LLP

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

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?

United Kingdom Criminal

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Withers LLP

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

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

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Whistleblowing Podcast: Key Developments And Issues For Financial Services Firms

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Whistleblowing – Bringing You Up To Speed (Video)

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Gowling WLG

EU Whistleblowing Directive Part 3 (Video)

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Safecall

Are You Prepared For The EU Whistleblowing Directive (Video)

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Safecall

Whistleblowing - Employment, Labour & Equalities Update

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Gowling WLG

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