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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have announced that they will not be taking forward plans to introduce a new framework to promote diversity and inclusion in the financial sector.

Paul Harrison and Natasha Adom: Financial regulators roll back DEI proposals – a sign of things to come?

April 16, 2025
3 min read

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the terms 'sex', 'man' and 'woman' in the Equality Act 2010 refer to the person’s biological sex.

For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers

April 16, 2025
1 min read

“In short, employers will be liable if a third party harasses an ‘employee’ in the course of their employment and the employer failed to take all reasonable steps to prevent the third party from doing so,” explains Littler’s Chris Coombes.

Thames Water employees face harassment

April 8, 2025
1 min read

April is upon us, which means that, as with every year, new statutory rates and limits have been introduced in England and Wales. We set out the key rates below.

April 2025: Key Changes to Statutory Rates and Limits

April 8, 2025
3 min read

There has been a recent flurry of activity on the Employment Rights Bill, which will now make its way through the House of Lords.

Employment Rights Bill: The Latest Developments

March 31, 2025
15 min read

We set out the latest developments on the Government’s proposals in regards to ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting.

Consultation on Ethnicity and Disability Pay Gap Reporting

March 31, 2025
5 min read

Equal pay and 'work of equal value' is a highly current and topical area - we look at the latest judgement in this area of UK law.

Brierley & Others v Asda Stores Ltd

March 31, 2025
5 min read

Employers should keep in mind that the protected characteristic of ‘gender reassignment’ extends to non-binary and gender fluid identities.

Non-Binary Employees Remain Within Scope of Discrimination Protections, Despite Recent Case on Legal Recognition of Non-Binary Identity

March 31, 2025
3 min read

A glance at Protect's suggestions to overhaul the existing whistleblowing framework in light of it's recent Cost of Whistleblowing report.

Whistleblowing: A Case for Reform?

March 31, 2025
3 min read

Shift comes as UK team increasingly serves multinational employers seeking a global one-stop shop solution.

GQ|Littler Rebrands as Littler

March 25, 2025
3 min read

We look at the impact of the EU Pay Transparency Directive in contrast with Great Britain, the United States and Spain.

EU Pay Transparency Directive in Poland: What Does Pay Equality Mean for Employers and Employees?

March 20, 2025
5 min read

Natasha Adom, partner at employment law specialist Littler said the UK context made the regulators’ decision very different from U-turns in the US around DEI.

Financial regulators scrap DEI measures

March 13, 2025
1 min read

In March the European Parliament approved the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (the “Act”), creating the world’s first comprehensive set of rules for artificial intelligence.

The EU AI Act will formally become law

March 7, 2025
1 min read

With more conversations about neurodiversity taking place, we summarise the key practical pieces of advice from Acas' recently published guidance on neurodiversity at work.

Neurodiversity Celebration Week: translating neurodiversity into neuroinclusivity at work

February 27, 2025
3 min read

How confidential are your communications, especially with third party advisors? We explain the meaning of legal privilege and disclosure.

It Ends With Us(eful) reminders about privilege and disclosure

February 27, 2025
3 min read