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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
    • Bribery
    • Case law

    Bribery Act 2010: worker fairly dismissed for taking bribe despite reporting it

    by Stephen Simpson 18 Jan 2016
    by Stephen Simpson 18 Jan 2016

    An employment tribunal held that an immigration officer was fairly dismissed for accepting a bribe from an offender, despite then...

    • Absence
    • Tribunal Watch
    • Reasonable adjustments

    Expensive employment tribunal awards: six-figure sums in 2015

    by Stephen Simpson 6 Jan 2016
    by Stephen Simpson 6 Jan 2016

    While employment tribunal fees have drastically reduced the number of cases and typical awards for claimants are generally four-figure sums,...

    • Absence
    • Tribunal Watch
    • Financial penalties

    Museum worker fairly dismissed for persistent lateness at work

    by Stephen Simpson 4 Jan 2016
    by Stephen Simpson 4 Jan 2016

    A museum was found to have fairly dismissed a worker during a crackdown on persistent lateness at work, after he...

    • Age discrimination
    • Collective redundancy
    • Case law

    Employment law cases 2016: eight decisions to look out for

    by Stephen Simpson 15 Dec 2015
    by Stephen Simpson 15 Dec 2015

    We round up eight significant employment law decisions expected in 2016, with cases pending on holiday pay, redundancy consultation and...

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Absence
    • Case law

    Court of Appeal: disregarding disabled employee’s absence trigger was not reasonable adjustment

    by Stephen Simpson 10 Dec 2015
    by Stephen Simpson 10 Dec 2015

    It was not a reasonable adjustment for an employer to disregard absence triggers...

    • Case law
    • Commission
    • Holidays and holiday pay

    EAT hears Lock case on commission in holiday pay

    by Stephen Simpson 10 Dec 2015
    by Stephen Simpson 10 Dec 2015

    The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) heard the appeal in the important case British Gas Trading Ltd v Lock and another,...

    • Collective redundancy
    • Tribunal Watch
    • Agency workers

    The 10 most important employment law cases in 2015

    by Stephen Simpson 7 Dec 2015
    by Stephen Simpson 7 Dec 2015

    What were the most significant employment case law decisions in 2015? We count down the 10 most important judgments for employers this year.

    • Collective redundancy
    • Tribunal Watch
    • Northern Ireland

    Redundancy consultation: awards for former Northern Ireland City Link staff

    by Stephen Simpson 2 Dec 2015
    by Stephen Simpson 2 Dec 2015

    Former City Link employees in Northern Ireland have been awarded protective awards of 90 days’ pay over the company’s failure...

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Case law
    • Discipline

    No payout for London Zoo keeper unfairly dismissed over Christmas party fight

    by Stephen Simpson 23 Nov 2015
    by Stephen Simpson 23 Nov 2015

    A London Zoo meerkat handler who got into a Christmas party fight with...

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Employment law
    • Discipline

    Bank worker who licked – then punched – colleague at party was fairly dismissed

    by Stephen Simpson 16 Nov 2015
    by Stephen Simpson 16 Nov 2015

    The EAT has held that a bank worker who licked the face of a colleague...

    • Absence
    • Tribunal Watch
    • Disability discrimination

    £30,000 for DWP employee dismissed for disability absences

    by Stephen Simpson 9 Nov 2015
    by Stephen Simpson 9 Nov 2015

    An employment tribunal awarded more than £30,000 to a public-sector worker who was dismissed after disability absences meant she exceeded...

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Disability

    Disability discrimination: NHS worker with cancer awarded £115,000

    by Stephen Simpson 3 Nov 2015
    by Stephen Simpson 3 Nov 2015

    An employment tribunal has awarded £115,000 for disability discrimination to an NHS worker with cancer who was required to undergo...

    • Constructive dismissal
    • Discipline
    • Discipline and grievances

    Chelsea FC doctor files tribunal claim: Top 10 dangers of demotion for employers

    by Stephen Simpson 30 Oct 2015
    by Stephen Simpson 30 Oct 2015

    Eva Carneiro is bringing an employment tribunal claim against Chelsea FC...

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Disability

    Discrimination arising from disability: withdrawal of job offer over epilepsy

    by Stephen Simpson 29 Oct 2015
    by Stephen Simpson 29 Oct 2015

    An employer did not commit discrimination arising from disability against a job applicant whose job offer to work at a...

    • Alcohol and drug misuse
    • Absence
    • Case law

    Halloween in the workplace: five legal issues to scare employers

    by Stephen Simpson 26 Oct 2015
    by Stephen Simpson 26 Oct 2015

    Halloween is becoming an increasingly extravagant and high-profile event in the UK, having traditionally lagged behind US celebrations each October....

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