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The Financial Conduct Authority's new rules on non-financial misconduct, effective September 1, 2026, present significant challenges for financial services firms navigating the intersection of regulatory compliance and employment law. This comprehensive guide examines the regulatory framework, identifies key risk areas including social media activity and whistleblowing, and provides strategic considerations for HR professionals preparing for implementation.

Welcome to our briefing for HR teams and in-house employment counsel – bringing you this month’s employment law highlights in an easy-to-read package.

On 20 March the Employment Tribunal published updated figures for injury to feelings awards in employment tribunal claims involving discrimination and whistleblowing detriment.

A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) case considered the "likelihood of success" test in interim relief cases.

In the years since the financial crisis, the topic of whistleblowing has been high on the public agenda.

In the recent case of Timis and another v. Osipov, the Court of Appeal confirmed that an individual employee, along with the employer

A discussion on the most recent changes in the employment law sector.

The public interest test was introduced as an additional requirement for whistleblowing protection in 2013

The High Court agreed, finding that protection from detriment under section 44 ERA 1996 should be extended to workers so as to comply with the Directive.

There is a strict three-month time limit for an employee to bring certain claims in the Employment Tribunal for example, unfair dismissal, whistleblowing, discrimination, victimisation or harassment...

A whistleblower making disclosures about potential wrongdoing must express a reasonable belief that an identifiable legal obligation has been breached or will be breached.

The Employment Appeal Tribunal is considering whether whistleblowing protections could extend to charity trustees in a landmark case involving Nigel MacLennan, potentially impacting governance and accountability in the charity sector.

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In the latest episode of our employment podcast, we look at the recent EAT case of Kong v Gulf International Bank....

If leniency was not enough, disgruntled employees and former colleagues will soon have the possibility to anonymously alert the Commission of the existence of secret cartels . . .

Cartels are by their nature hard to uncover and regulators rely – to a large part – on appealing to companies' wallets. Immunity and leniency policies

MPs have called for a new investigation into Lloyds over an alleged cover-up regarding the mistreatment of small business customers by its HBOS unit.

The government is consulting on new measures aimed at preventing misuse of non-disclosure agreements.