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Our Employment & Pensions team can help you with managing employee benefits and UK employment and pension law.

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3 specialist practice areas in Employment, Labour & Pensions

For your business to be successful, you must manage your employees and their benefits as well as your employee representatives such as works councils and unions. Employers with occupational pension schemes also need to work with scheme trustees to manage liabilities, risk and member expectations.

Employment and pension law in the UK is complex, and our team of award-winning employment and pensions specialists can help you navigate the maze of regulations, new law, policy documents, pension fund structures and other legal complexities you must contend with on a daily basis.

Further reading

Employment Rights Act tracker

Employment Rights Act Legal Updates

Employment Rights Act 2025

The Pensions Regulator

EU Pay Transparency Directive

Duty to Prevent Sexual Harassment

Legal Updates: Pensions

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FCA Consultation Paper CP26/20 – New Rules for Self-Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPs)

23 Jun 2026 8 min read

CMS Expert Guide to remote working

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CMS wins Pension Lawyers of the Year at Professional Pensions UK Pensions Awards 2026

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A narrowing path: HMRC’s latest change to VAT recovery for DB pension schemes

12 Jun 2026 6 min read

CMS announces role as founding supporter of Law Beats Cancer

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Government consultation on reforms to zero hours contracts

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