An employment tribunal has awarded a bus driver £84,000 for unfair dismissal after a drug test revealed traces of cocaine...
Stephen Simpson
Stephen Simpson
Stephen Simpson is Principal HR Strategy and Practice Editor at Brightmine. His areas of responsibility include the policies and documents and law reports. After obtaining a law degree and training to be a solicitor, he moved into publishing, initially with Butterworths. He joined Brightmine in its early days in 2001.
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The judgment in the important employment tribunal decision Lock v British Gas Trading Ltd, which deals with the inclusion of...
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An employment tribunal has held that Greater Manchester Police committed sex discrimination against a female police officer when it amended...
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St Patrick’s Day is a good time to remind employers that Irish employees can suffer race discrimination in the workplace,...
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An employment tribunal has rejected the age discrimination claims brought by two former cricket umpires, who were removed from their...
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An employment tribunal has held that a manager was constructively dismissed after he was forced to dress up as Father...
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An employment tribunal has found that a line manager with a “predilection for innuendo” did not commit sexual harassment against...
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Personality clashes are the third most common cause of workplace conflict, according to an XpertHR survey. In what circumstances can...
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Carol Howard, the policewoman who successfully claimed race and sex discrimination against the Metropolitan Police, has reached a final settlement...
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A worker who placed on social media a “selfie” of himself wearing an Osama Bin Laden mask at work was...
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A church pastor has successfully defended an employment tribunal claim for unfair dismissal against her deacon husband. Stephen Simpson rounds...
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A former worker at League One football club Port Vale has won her claim for sex discrimination after she was...
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A Scottish employment tribunal has held that 300 North Lanarkshire Council employees who are claiming equal pay will be able...
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Since the introduction of fees, the employment tribunal has, thankfully, become a less common destination for the HR professional. However,...
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The European decision late last year on obesity in the workplace confirmed for UK employers that obesity can constitute a...