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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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    PT30: Ten key legal changes since 1988

    by Stephen Simpson 14 Feb 2018
    by Stephen Simpson 14 Feb 2018

    Since it first went to press in February 1988, Personnel Today has seen employment legislation introduced, amended and abolished many...

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Tribunal Watch
    • Case law

    Disabled shop worker wins tribunal award from M&S over lift key

    by Stephen Simpson 15 Jan 2018
    by Stephen Simpson 15 Jan 2018

    An employment tribunal has made an award of £1,000 against Marks and Spencer after a delay in providing a disabled...

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Financial penalties
    • Personnel Today

    The 10 most important employment law cases in 2017

    by Stephen Simpson 13 Dec 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 13 Dec 2017

    The last year has been a very significant one for employment case law. Stephen Simpson counts down the 10 most...

    • Personnel Today
    • Financial penalties
    • Employment tribunals

    Government’s tribunal fees refund scheme now fully open

    by Stephen Simpson 16 Nov 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 16 Nov 2017

    The Government’s scheme for individuals to apply for tribunal fees refunds has been rolled out to all applicants, after a...

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Gig economy
    • Employment contracts

    EAT confirms Uber drivers are workers

    by Stephen Simpson 10 Nov 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 10 Nov 2017

    The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed that Uber drivers should be classified as workers who are entitled to basic...

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Disability discrimination
    • Disability

    Colour blindness deemed not to be disability at tribunal

    by Stephen Simpson 7 Nov 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 7 Nov 2017

    A claimant’s red-green colour blindness could not be considered a disability under the Equality Act 2010, an employment tribunal has...

    • Employment law
    • Learning & development
    • Training delivery

    Low take-up of right to make training requests

    by Stephen Simpson 24 Oct 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 24 Oct 2017

    Take-up of the right to make requests in relation to study or training has been low and has not facilitated...

    • Employment tribunals

    Employment tribunal fees repayment scheme launched

    by Stephen Simpson 20 Oct 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 20 Oct 2017

    The Government has announced details of how individuals who paid employment tribunal fees can apply for a refund, following the...

    • Modern slavery

    Modern slavery statements: key updates for employers

    by Stephen Simpson 18 Oct 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 18 Oct 2017

    The Government has updated its guidance on the requirement for large commercial organisations to prepare a slavery and human trafficking...

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Age discrimination
    • Gig economy

    Sex discrimination: female chef excluded from working at all-male barbecue

    by Stephen Simpson 9 Oct 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 9 Oct 2017

    An employment tribunal held that a female chef was discriminated against when she was rejected for extra work at a...

    • Absence
    • Employee relations
    • Employment law

    Ryanair and Monarch flight disruptions: five issues for employers

    by Stephen Simpson 6 Oct 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 6 Oct 2017

    The cancellation of thousands of scheduled Ryanair flights and the collapse of airline Monarch will have an impact in the...

    • Holidays and holiday pay

    Managing annual leave: five common employer pitfalls

    by Stephen Simpson 22 Sep 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 22 Sep 2017

    Mismanagement of annual leave can have a dramatic impact on a company’s business, as demonstrated by Ryanair’s cancellation of hundreds...

    • Modern slavery

    Modern slavery statements: September deadline looms

    by Stephen Simpson 14 Sep 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 14 Sep 2017

    Large employers with a financial year running from April to March should be gearing up to publish their second annual...

    • Auto-enrolment
    • Pensions

    Pensions Regulator in first auto-enrolment prosecution

    by Stephen Simpson 14 Sep 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 14 Sep 2017

    The Pensions Regulator is bringing the first pensions auto-enrolment prosecution over allegations that a bus company and its managing director...

    • Case law
    • Discrimination
    • Equal pay

    Asda equal pay case: EAT allows mass claim to proceed

    by Stephen Simpson 1 Sep 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 1 Sep 2017

    Supermarket giant Asda has failed in its latest bid to block a mass equal pay claim against it.

    Cases on...

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