An employment tribunal held that an immigration officer was fairly dismissed for accepting a bribe from an offender, despite then...
Stephen Simpson
Stephen Simpson
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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While employment tribunal fees have drastically reduced the number of cases and typical awards for claimants are generally four-figure sums,...
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A museum was found to have fairly dismissed a worker during a crackdown on persistent lateness at work, after he...
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We round up eight significant employment law decisions expected in 2016, with cases pending on holiday pay, redundancy consultation and...
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It was not a reasonable adjustment for an employer to disregard absence triggers...
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The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) heard the appeal in the important case British Gas Trading Ltd v Lock and another,...
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What were the most significant employment case law decisions in 2015? We count down the 10 most important judgments for employers this year.
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Former City Link employees in Northern Ireland have been awarded protective awards of 90 days’ pay over the company’s failure...
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A London Zoo meerkat handler who got into a Christmas party fight with...
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The EAT has held that a bank worker who licked the face of a colleague...
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An employment tribunal awarded more than £30,000 to a public-sector worker who was dismissed after disability absences meant she exceeded...
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An employment tribunal has awarded £115,000 for disability discrimination to an NHS worker with cancer who was required to undergo...
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Eva Carneiro is bringing an employment tribunal claim against Chelsea FC...
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An employer did not commit discrimination arising from disability against a job applicant whose job offer to work at a...
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Halloween is becoming an increasingly extravagant and high-profile event in the UK, having traditionally lagged behind US celebrations each October....