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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
    • Discipline
    • Discipline and grievances

    Tribunal awards £2 to claimant denied companion at disciplinary hearing

    by Stephen Simpson 24 Apr 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 24 Apr 2017

    Stephen Simpson rounds up recent decisions published on the online database of first-instance employment tribunal judgments

    • Brexit
    • Discipline
    • Discipline and grievances

    General election 2017: five things to know about politics in the workplace

    by Stephen Simpson 19 Apr 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 19 Apr 2017

    Can employers prevent staff from political campaigning at work? Should employees be banned from displaying their political allegiance, for example...

    • Gender
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • People analytics

    Writing a gender pay gap report: a guide for employers

    by Stephen Simpson 5 Apr 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 5 Apr 2017

    The first “snapshot date” for gender pay gap reporting is 5 April 2017, with larger employers having to publish their...

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Apprenticeships
    • Discipline

    £25,000 for early termination of apprenticeship contract

    by Stephen Simpson 4 Apr 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 4 Apr 2017

    An employment tribunal has awarded £25,000 for breach of contract to an employee whose apprenticeship was ended early. Stephen Simpson...

    • Sickness absence
    • Holidays and holiday pay
    • Working Time Regulations

    ECJ considers holiday carry-over beyond sick leave

    by Stephen Simpson 30 Mar 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 30 Mar 2017

    A worker’s annual leave can be carried over into the following holiday year if sickness absence prevents holiday from being...

    • Employment law
    • Gig economy
    • Employment contracts

    Employment status: Excel cycle courier was worker

    by Stephen Simpson 24 Mar 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 24 Mar 2017

    An employment tribunal has held that a cycle courier whose contracts with Excel labelled him as a contractor was in...

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Brexit
    • Agency workers

    BBC reporter’s employment case struck out

    by Stephen Simpson 8 Mar 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 8 Mar 2017

    An employment tribunal has struck out a BBC reporter’s claim after finding that she discussed her case with a newspaper...

    • Modern slavery

    Writing a modern slavery statement: a guide for employers

    by Stephen Simpson 21 Feb 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 21 Feb 2017

    Large employers are expected to publish their annual modern slavery statement within six months of the end of the financial...

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Holidays and holiday pay
    • Religious discrimination

    Religious festivals: five-week holiday rejection not discriminatory

    by Stephen Simpson 14 Feb 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 14 Feb 2017

    The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) upheld a tribunal’s rejection of a claim that a Roman Catholic was not discriminated against...

    • Employment law
    • Gig economy
    • Employment contracts

    Court of Appeal: “self-employed” plumber has worker rights

    by Stephen Simpson 10 Feb 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 10 Feb 2017

    A plumber who signed an agreement with his company suggesting that he was self-employed was in fact entitled to some...

    • Sexual harassment
    • USA
    • Data protection

    Valentine’s Day: 10 potential problems with workplace romances

    by Stephen Simpson 10 Feb 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 10 Feb 2017

    Can employers have rules on personal relationships at work? Is it harassment for a worker to ask a colleague out...

    • Brexit
    • Europe
    • Employment law

    Employment and immigration included in Brexit White Paper

    by Stephen Simpson 2 Feb 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 2 Feb 2017

    The Government’s Brexit White Paper reiterates the importance of providing certainty on the immigration status of EU workers already based...

    • Police
    • NHS
    • Local authorities

    Public sector gets draft gender pay gap reporting law

    by Stephen Simpson 20 Jan 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 20 Jan 2017

    The draft Regulations that will require public-sector employers in England to report on their gender pay gap have been published....

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Disability discrimination
    • Gig economy

    Social media misconduct: fair dismissal over historic tweets

    by Stephen Simpson 19 Jan 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 19 Jan 2017

    An employment tribunal held that a long-serving employee was fairly dismissed for making derogatory comments about his colleagues and his...

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Age discrimination
    • Bullying and harassment

    Tribunal Watch: Teacher’s dismissal for showing 18-rated film to pupils

    by Stephen Simpson 9 Jan 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 9 Jan 2017

    Tribunal Watch returns with a round-up of recent case law reported in the news. The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) upheld...

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