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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.

    • Age discrimination
    • Tribunal Watch
    • Alcohol and drug misuse

    Tribunal watch: £84,000 for bus driver who failed drug test after “touching contaminated banknotes”

    by Stephen Simpson 30 Mar 2015
    by Stephen Simpson 30 Mar 2015

    An employment tribunal has awarded a bus driver £84,000 for unfair dismissal after a drug test revealed traces of cocaine...

    • Case law
    • Commission
    • Holidays and holiday pay

    Holiday pay: tribunal decides to include commission

    by Stephen Simpson 25 Mar 2015
    by Stephen Simpson 25 Mar 2015

    The judgment in the important employment tribunal decision Lock v British Gas Trading Ltd, which deals with the inclusion of...

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Annual hours
    • Equal pay

    Tribunal watch: Sex discrimination against flexible working single parent

    by Stephen Simpson 23 Mar 2015
    by Stephen Simpson 23 Mar 2015

    An employment tribunal has held that Greater Manchester Police committed sex discrimination against a female police officer when it amended...

    • Bullying and harassment
    • Race discrimination

    St Patrick’s Day: five race discrimination claims by Irish workers

    by Stephen Simpson 17 Mar 2015
    by Stephen Simpson 17 Mar 2015

    St Patrick’s Day is a good time to remind employers that Irish employees can suffer race discrimination in the workplace,...

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Age discrimination
    • Constructive dismissal

    Tribunal watch: Cricket umpires lose age discrimination case

    by Stephen Simpson 16 Mar 2015
    by Stephen Simpson 16 Mar 2015

    An employment tribunal has rejected the age discrimination claims brought by two former cricket umpires, who were removed from their...

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Sexual harassment
    • Age discrimination

    Tribunal watch: Unfair dismissal of manager “forced to dress up as Santa”

    by Stephen Simpson 9 Mar 2015
    by Stephen Simpson 9 Mar 2015

    An employment tribunal has held that a manager was constructively dismissed after he was forced to dress up as Father...

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Sexual harassment
    • Bullying and harassment

    Tribunal watch: Re-enactment of Ghost film scene not sexual harassment

    by Stephen Simpson 2 Mar 2015
    by Stephen Simpson 2 Mar 2015

    An employment tribunal has found that a line manager with a “predilection for innuendo” did not commit sexual harassment against...

    • Case law
    • Constructive dismissal
    • Dispute resolution

    Personality clashes in the workplace: five interesting employment cases

    by Stephen Simpson 27 Feb 2015
    by Stephen Simpson 27 Feb 2015

    Personality clashes are the third most common cause of workplace conflict, according to an XpertHR survey. In what circumstances can...

    • Age discrimination
    • Tribunal Watch
    • Police

    Tribunal watch: Met Police reaches settlement with former PC Carol Howard

    by Stephen Simpson 23 Feb 2015
    by Stephen Simpson 23 Feb 2015

    Carol Howard, the policewoman who successfully claimed race and sex discrimination against the Metropolitan Police, has reached a final settlement...

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Disability discrimination
    • Race discrimination

    Tribunal watch: Unfair dismissal over social media “selfie” wearing Osama Bin Laden mask

    by Stephen Simpson 16 Feb 2015
    by Stephen Simpson 16 Feb 2015

    A worker who placed on social media a “selfie” of himself wearing an Osama Bin Laden mask at work was...

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Case law
    • Employment law

    Tribunal watch: Church deacon’s unsuccessful unfair dismissal claim against pastor wife

    by Stephen Simpson 9 Feb 2015
    by Stephen Simpson 9 Feb 2015

    A church pastor has successfully defended an employment tribunal claim for unfair dismissal against her deacon husband. Stephen Simpson rounds...

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Sex discrimination
    • Relationships at work

    Tribunal watch: Football club worker dismissed over rumours of workplace relationship with player

    by Stephen Simpson 26 Jan 2015
    by Stephen Simpson 26 Jan 2015

    A former worker at League One football club Port Vale has won her claim for sex discrimination after she was...

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Equal pay
    • Employment tribunals

    Tribunal watch: Interest payable in equal pay claim

    by Stephen Simpson 19 Jan 2015
    by Stephen Simpson 19 Jan 2015

    A Scottish employment tribunal has held that 300 North Lanarkshire Council employees who are claiming equal pay will be able...

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Age discrimination
    • Disability discrimination

    Ten expensive employment tribunal awards in 2014

    by Stephen Simpson 19 Jan 2015
    by Stephen Simpson 19 Jan 2015

    Since the introduction of fees, the employment tribunal has, thankfully, become a less common destination for the HR professional. However,...

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Disability discrimination
    • Disability

    Obesity as a disability: five key talking points for employers

    by Stephen Simpson 15 Jan 2015
    by Stephen Simpson 15 Jan 2015

    The European decision late last year on obesity in the workplace confirmed for UK employers that obesity can constitute a...

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