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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.

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    Writing a hybrid working policy: a guide for HR

    by Stephen Simpson 12 May 2021
    by Stephen Simpson 12 May 2021

    What should HR professionals consider when writing their hybrid working policy? How should it be structured and what can it contain?

    • National living wage
    • IR35
    • Adoption

    April 2021 employment law changes: five things for HR to do

    by Stephen Simpson 6 Apr 2021
    by Stephen Simpson 6 Apr 2021

    An annual update on the changes to employment law that are happening in April 2021 – IR35, national living wage, statutory pay rates...

    • Sexual harassment
    • Zero hours
    • Employment law

    Employment law in limbo: Key proposals to resurrect in 2021

    by Stephen Simpson 4 Feb 2021
    by Stephen Simpson 4 Feb 2021

    Many proposed employment law changes that the government has put forward in the last few years have stalled, mainly as...

    • Bonuses
    • Case law
    • Annual hours

    Five employment law cases that will shape 2021

    by Stephen Simpson 13 Jan 2021
    by Stephen Simpson 13 Jan 2021

    Stephen Simpson looks at five important employment law cases that will grab the headlines in 2021, covering significant issues such...

    • Collective redundancy
    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Acas

    Top 10 Covid-related claims employers could face in 2021

    by Stephen Simpson 4 Dec 2020
    by Stephen Simpson 4 Dec 2020

    The Government’s furlough scheme, large-scale redundancies, safe working concerns and the rise of flexible working will have a big impact...

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Brexit
    • Associative discrimination

    Ten years of the Equality Act 2010: key cases for employers

    by Stephen Simpson 1 Oct 2020
    by Stephen Simpson 1 Oct 2020

    Ten years ago, the Equality Act 2010 consolidated discrimination laws into a single piece of legislation. We highlight 10 key...

    • Compassionate leave
    • Parental bereavement leave
    • Latest News

    Writing a parental bereavement leave policy: a guide for HR

    by Stephen Simpson 24 Feb 2020
    by Stephen Simpson 24 Feb 2020

    Employers should be updating their policies and procedures to take account of the introduction of parental bereavement leave in April....

    • Age discrimination
    • Age
    • Case law

    Six employment law cases that will shape 2020

    by Stephen Simpson 14 Jan 2020
    by Stephen Simpson 14 Jan 2020

    We look at six important employment law cases that will get the headlines in 2020, covering significant issues such as...

    • Age discrimination
    • Bonuses
    • Enhanced pay

    The 10 most important employment law cases in 2019

    by Stephen Simpson 11 Dec 2019
    by Stephen Simpson 11 Dec 2019

    We round up the most significant cases of the year including legal judgments on CCTV, restrictive covenants, enhancing shared parental leave, collective bargaining and more...

    • Brexit
    • Belief discrimination
    • Latest News

    General election 2019: when politics and work mix

    by Stephen Simpson 12 Nov 2019
    by Stephen Simpson 12 Nov 2019

    How can employers prevent employees from electioneering at work? Should the workforce be banned from highlighting their political allegiances in...

    • Case law
    • Belief discrimination
    • Bullying and harassment

    Wearing a poppy in the workplace: myth or reality?

    by Stephen Simpson 6 Nov 2019
    by Stephen Simpson 6 Nov 2019

    Employers sometimes make the headlines over their policy on staff wearing a poppy in the workplace. We set out the...

    • National living wage
    • Brexit
    • Auto-enrolment

    April 2019 employment law changes: Seven things for HR to do

    by Stephen Simpson 18 Mar 2019
    by Stephen Simpson 18 Mar 2019

    Every April, HR professionals are faced with a raft of amended employment laws and deadlines for their organisation to meet....

    • Adoption
    • Shared parental leave
    • Gender

    Proposed requirement to publish family-friendly policies: implications for employers

    by Stephen Simpson 22 Oct 2018
    by Stephen Simpson 22 Oct 2018

    The government is exploring the possibility of a new law requiring employers with more than 250 employees to publish details...

    • General Data Protection Regulation
    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    April 2018 employment law changes: Six key tasks for HR

    by Stephen Simpson 26 Mar 2018
    by Stephen Simpson 26 Mar 2018

    April is always a busy time of year for HR, with new and amended employment laws taking effect. In April 2018, large employers face their first gender pay...

    • PT30
    • Case law
    • Employment law

    30 landmark employment law judgments

    by Stephen Simpson 28 Feb 2018
    by Stephen Simpson 28 Feb 2018

    Since its first issue on 9 February 1988, Personnel Today has reported on a staggering number of developments in employment...

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