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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.

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Race discrimination
    • Unfair dismissal

    Tribunal watch: Dismissal for “liking” Facebook post about hitting boss

    by Stephen Simpson 29 Sep 2014
    by Stephen Simpson 29 Sep 2014

    An employment tribunal has awarded £32,000 to an employee who was unfairly dismissed after “liking” a Facebook comment about his...

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Unfair dismissal

    Tribunal watch: Former Big Fat Gypsy Wedding dress designer wins £8,000 for unfair dismissal

    by Stephen Simpson 22 Sep 2014
    by Stephen Simpson 22 Sep 2014

    An employment tribunal has awarded a Big Fat Gypsy Wedding dress designer more than £8,000 in compensation from her former...

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Agency workers
    • Race discrimination

    Tribunal watch: £10,000 award for underpaid agency worker

    by Stephen Simpson 15 Sep 2014
    by Stephen Simpson 15 Sep 2014

    An employment tribunal has awarded a temporary agency worker over £10,000 after she was not paid the same after 12...

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Disability discrimination
    • Disability

    Disability discrimination: 10 examples of reasonable adjustments in employment

    by Stephen Simpson 9 Sep 2014
    by Stephen Simpson 9 Sep 2014

    We round up 10 examples of straightforward reasonable adjustments that have arisen in case law.

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Constructive dismissal
    • Maternity

    Tribunal watch: £37,000 discrimination award to former Met PC Carol Howard

    by Stephen Simpson 8 Sep 2014
    by Stephen Simpson 8 Sep 2014

    An employment tribunal has awarded a policewoman more than £37,000 after finding that the Metropolitan Police committed race and sex...

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Unfair dismissal

    Tribunal watch: EE call centre manager unfairly dismissed after worker kicked unconscious

    by Stephen Simpson 2 Sep 2014
    by Stephen Simpson 2 Sep 2014

    An employment tribunal ruling has revealed a Darlington call centre’s culture of practical jokes, which culminated in a worker being...

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Disability discrimination
    • Disability

    Disability discrimination: 12 common reasonable adjustments in recruitment

    by Stephen Simpson 2 Sep 2014
    by Stephen Simpson 2 Sep 2014

    The duty on employers to make reasonable adjustments can arise at any point during the recruitment process, from advertising the...

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Information & consultation
    • Unfair dismissal

    Tribunal watch: University of Manchester unfairly dismissed former Big Brother psychologist

    by Stephen Simpson 29 Aug 2014
    by Stephen Simpson 29 Aug 2014

    An employment tribunal has ruled that a former Big Brother professor was unfairly dismissed for a first offence after he...

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Bullying and harassment
    • Religious discrimination

    Tribunal watch: Were “religiously orientated” swear words spoken in a Christian’s presence harassment?

    by Stephen Simpson 18 Aug 2014
    by Stephen Simpson 18 Aug 2014

    Was a Christian employee harassed by overhearing expletives that included the words “Jesus Christ” and “God” in a workplace? That...

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Unfair dismissal

    Tribunal watch: Former BBC technology chief unfairly dismissed over failed £100m project

    by Stephen Simpson 11 Aug 2014
    by Stephen Simpson 11 Aug 2014

    An employment tribunal has found that former BBC employee John Linwood, who claimed that ...

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Collective bargaining
    • Local authorities

    Tribunal watch: £64,000 for Bromley Council staff paid to sign away collective agreement terms

    by Stephen Simpson 4 Aug 2014
    by Stephen Simpson 4 Aug 2014

    An employment tribunal has ordered the London Borough of Bromley to pay more than £64,000 to 18 employees offered cash...

    • Belief discrimination

    Test yourself: Which non-religious beliefs have been protected by discrimination laws?

    by Stephen Simpson 29 Jul 2014
    by Stephen Simpson 29 Jul 2014

    We round up an eclectic list of beliefs that claimants have argued constitute “philosophical beliefs” under equality legislation before employment tribunals...

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Vexatious claims
    • Dismissal

    Tribunal watch: Sharon Shoesmith receives £680,000 payout over dismissal

    by Stephen Simpson 28 Jul 2014
    by Stephen Simpson 28 Jul 2014

    Reports suggest that Sharon Shoesmith, former director of children’s services for the London Borough of Haringey, has been awarded more...

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Belief discrimination
    • Bullying and harassment

    Tribunal watch: Worker argues frustration over wasted public money is philosophical belief

    by Stephen Simpson 21 Jul 2014
    by Stephen Simpson 21 Jul 2014

    Can a public sector worker's passionate view that his employer should not waste public money count as a "philosophical belief" under discrimination legislation?

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Police
    • Race discrimination

    Tribunal watch: Met Police covered up officer’s race and sex discrimination allegations

    by Stephen Simpson 7 Jul 2014
    by Stephen Simpson 7 Jul 2014

    Stephen Simpson rounds up last week's tribunal cases to make the headlines...

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