Two more employment tribunal decisions, featured in our weekly round-up of tribunal cases in the press, can be added to...
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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With two more decisions on holiday pay having been announced in recent weeks, employers could be forgiven for...
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This week, we report on an award of more than £700,000 to 20 older drivers who were dismissed after their...
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An employment tribunal has awarded former Comet employees 90 days’ pay for the insolvent company’s failure to consult collectively on...
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Important changes to the law on the right to request flexible working take effect on 30 June 2014. We set...
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We provide tips for employers around flexible working case law...
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Can an employer dismiss an employee who puts her- or himself, but no one else, in danger? That was the...
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This week, we look at some recent employment tribunal decisions in which the issue was whether or not employees accused...
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Unison’s challenge to the introduction of employment tribunal fees will go to the Court of Appeal, after the trade union...
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A Belfast dock worker who was dismissed after reacting to homophobic abuse has been awarded more than £45,000. Stephen Simpson...
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Employers should be alert to the possibility of committing disability discrimination against an individual with a relative who has a...
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An employment judge granted a restricted reporting order to a “household name” in a sex discrimination claim brought by the...
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Employment tribunals have ordered South Wales Police to pay £230,515 compensation for disability discrimination and the Ministry of Defence £557,038...
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Male maintenance staff at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David have won an equal pay claim after successfully arguing...
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An employment tribunal ordered an employer to pay £2,000 after finding that a manager’s comments about the claimant’s sexuality, including...