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LGR, devolution and the hidden risk in long-running Employment Tribunal claims

LGR, devolution and the hidden risk in long-running Employment Tribunal claims

Local government reorganisation is set to reshape how councils operate, but what does it mean for Employment Tribunal claims that may still be live long after new structures are in place? Nina Seymour examines the practical legal and operational challenges local authorities should be preparing for now.

August 14, 2026

LGR, devolution and the hidden risk in long-running Employment Tribunal claims

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News

Council hit with £6,000 fine after workplace stepladder accident

August 14, 2026

More than 500 staff launch equal pay claim at unitary council

August 11, 2026

Former council worker and whistleblower brings claim for unfair dismissal

August 04, 2026

Council worker who unlawfully accessed hundreds of personal records handed suspended sentence

Jul 21, 2026

Government consults on “excessively complex, costly” equal pay framework

Jul 15, 2026

London assembly votes for bus drivers "bill of rights"

Jul 07, 2026

Council pension fund faces judicial review over climate risk assessment

Jul 01, 2026

City council facing equal pay claims worth "hundreds of millions"

Jun 29, 2026

City council faces more than 1,000 equal pay claims

Jun 26, 2026

Chief executives and senior officers warn poor behaviour is becoming “normalised” as standards worsen

Jun 26, 2026

Police arrest two former council staff in bribery investigation

Jun 15, 2026

Union calls for more to join equal pay litigation amid claims talks with council have collapsed

Jun 04, 2026

SRA designated as “prescribed person” under Public Interest Disclosure Act, giving whistleblowers extra protection

Jun 02, 2026

NHS trust dismisses 11 staff members over Nottingham attack victims' records

May 21, 2026

Council fined £50k after employee injured in ride-on lawnmower accident

Apr 09, 2026

High Court fines union for breaching Birmingham bin strike injunction

Mar 18, 2026

City council to put £27m in reserves to cover potential equal pay claims

Mar 10, 2026

Croydon “hugely disappointed” at lack of further action from professional bodies after referrals, says Mayor

Mar 09, 2026

LGA and Solace publish Senior Leadership Development Framework for sector leaders at second tier

Mar 02, 2026

City council secures High Court interim injunction to stop blockades at waste depots

Feb 23, 2026

Ex-council worker jailed for £893k fraud against vulnerable service users

Feb 19, 2026

Former city council director awarded £10k statutory redundancy payment after claiming restructure constituted demotion

Feb 16, 2026

Potential equal pay liabilities prevent auditors from signing off city council accounts

Feb 09, 2026

Greenwich Council concedes pension fund investment policy was “unlawful” following Israel divestment challenge: law centre

Feb 02, 2026

Union warns Birmingham faces 400+ claims in bin workers dispute, but council suggests it could face another huge equal pay bill

Feb 02, 2026

Police force fined for failing to protect officers during riot training exercise

Jan 28, 2026

Local government should have “full and formal role” in care pay plan negotiations, say county councils

Jan 27, 2026

Town council ordered to pay compensation over indirect age discrimination in search for new clerk/CEO

Jan 22, 2026

LGPS Advisory Board warns Government proposals could “cut across” fiduciary duties

Jan 07, 2026

Union says it will launch equal pay claims against five more councils after reaching £1bn in settlements

Dec 29, 2025

Communities Secretary warns councils not to adopt a four-day working week

Dec 23, 2025

Employment Rights Act receives Royal Assent

Dec 18, 2025

Council drops motion on pension investment following “strong legal advice” from monitoring officer

Nov 27, 2025

Tribunal finds two complaints of harassment related to race “well-founded” in case brought by ex-Director of Legal against city council

Nov 27, 2025

Natural Resources Wales and HMRC agree £14m settlement over IR35 errors

Nov 03, 2025

Government and district council at loggerheads over performance of services following adoption of four-day working week

Oct 30, 2025

Association of School and College Leaders resolves to “explore legal action” over new inspection regime

Oct 16, 2025

North West council faces equal pay claims which could amount to “tens of millions”, union warns

Oct 15, 2025

Government consults on restoring access for councillors to LGPS and extending scheme to mayors

Oct 13, 2025

Council leader refuses requests to publish confidential report into former leader

Oct 06, 2025

Fraud unit issues recommendations on tackling “polygamous working”

Oct 03, 2025

Councillor access to pension scheme to be reinstated

Sep 30, 2025

Foster carers make “leapfrog” application in bid to take employment rights case to Supreme Court

Sep 26, 2025

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Features

How will new rights for zero and low-hours staff affect contracts, rotas and operational planning?

How will new rights for zero and low-hours staff affect contracts, rotas and operational planning?

August 07, 2026

Atlanta Burgon and Kefa Reid examine what the Employment Rights Act 2025 could mean for employers who rely on zero and low-hours workers, and the practical implications for workforce planning.

Pride displays in workplaces

Pride displays in workplaces

July 29, 2026

An Employment Tribunal has recently given its reasons for concluding why pride displays in a workplace were not discriminatory against a claimant’s religious belief or disability. Robin White and Rachel Wall examine the ruling.

Manifesting protected beliefs: when are my views protected?

Manifesting protected beliefs: when are my views protected?

July 29, 2026

Robin Pickard sets out the key take aways from an ambulance service’s successful appeal in a case of belief discrimination.

FortyTwo Talks: Everything you always wanted to know about the Employment Rights Act 2025… but were too afraid to ask

FortyTwo Talks: Everything you always wanted to know about the Employment Rights Act 2025… but were too afraid to ask

July 21, 2026

Iris Ferber KC & Carolina Bax discuss the main provisions of the Employment Rights Act 2025.

FortyTwo Talks: AI in the Employment Tribunal

FortyTwo Talks: AI in the Employment Tribunal

Jul 21, 2026

“How reasonable do I have to be?!”

“How reasonable do I have to be?!”

Jul 21, 2026

Stop in the name of (Employment law) love

Stop in the name of (Employment law) love

Jul 21, 2026

Not your employee, still your problem: the new duty to prevent third-party harassment

Not your employee, still your problem: the new duty to prevent third-party harassment

Jul 21, 2026

The ERA – Discrimination Webinar

The ERA – Discrimination Webinar

Jul 17, 2026

ERA 2025 in Education: What Schools Should Be Thinking About Now

Jul 10, 2026

The ERA – Discrimination Webinar

Jul 02, 2026

Insourcing and the Public Interest Test

Jun 25, 2026

The ERA – union and enforcement changes webinar

May 27, 2026

The Employment Rights Act 2025: What Public Sector Employers Need to Know

Apr 16, 2026

The ERA – Benefits and Working Conditions

Apr 01, 2026

Failure by Employers to Keep Holiday Records Becomes a Criminal Offence From April 2026

Apr 01, 2026

Next steps for the LGPS after the access and fairness consultation

Feb 25, 2026

What is an Officer?

Feb 25, 2026

Sex discrimination and gender reassignment: the Darlington nurses case

Feb 13, 2026

Introduction of New Fair Deal to the LGPS

Jan 28, 2026

Relationships between teachers and former pupils

Jan 21, 2026

The Employment Rights Act 2025 – Breakdown of Key Dates

Jan 07, 2026

What's the best way to manage conflict between colleagues in schools and colleges?

Dec 17, 2025

Electronic and workplace balloting for statutory union ballots

Dec 17, 2025

Webinars

FortyTwo Talks: Everything you always wanted to know about the Employment Rights Act 2025… but were too afraid to ask

Iris Ferber KC & Carolina Bax discuss the main provisions of the Employment Rights Act 2025.

FortyTwo Talks: AI in the Employment Tribunal

“How reasonable do I have to be?!”

Stop in the name of (Employment law) love

Not your employee, still your problem: the new duty to prevent third-party harassment

Not your employee, still your problem: the new duty to prevent third-party harassment

The ERA – Discrimination Webinar

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