Labour Market Competition Law Enforcement in the EU & the UK

Introduction

Labour market competition law enforcement represents one of the most dynamic areas of development in both EU and UK competition law today.

Competition regulators have recently shifted from issuing abstract warnings about potential competition breach to radical enforcement of the rules together with the imposition of substantial fines. Employers now need to take note or face the consequences.

In recent years, competition authorities in the European Union and in the UK have for the first time ever found employer conduct unlawful under competition law.

Practices such as no-poaching agreements, wage fixing agreements, and collusive information sharing on pay are key areas of concern and now fall squarely within the enforcement sights of competition regulators.

These restrictions have the potential to harm workers' rights and stifle competition. Both EU and UK competition regulators now treat many such arrangements as serious restrictions on competition similar to classic cartel behaviour, such as fixing consumer process or dividing markets.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• EU Commission’s leading case in this area Delivery Hero/Glovo of June 2025
• European developments on the application of competition law to labour markets c/f approach of US regulators
• CMA policy of applying competition law to anti-competitive labour practices in its ‘Competing for Talent’ Guidance (September 2025) including:
• No poaching agreements
• Wage fixing agreements
• Exchange of competitively sensitive information
• Collective bargaining agreements
• CMA’s case on BBV/ITV Sports Broadcast and Production Companies on freelance worker pay rates (2025)
• European regulators’ enforcement of labour market restrictions
• Interaction between Competition Law & Government’s latest Consultation on Reform of Non Competes (November 2025)

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Monday 14th September 2026

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