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Religious Discrimination

Ellie Humphris — Tue, 24 Dec 2013 13:07:02 +0000

The Equality Act 2010 prohibits, at Section 10, discrimination on the basis of a person’s religion or belief. In general a person is prevented from discrimination if they have a clear structure and belief system. Such a definition prevents spurious claims on the basis of pseudo religious practices. The European Human Rights Commission ... Read more

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UK Employment Law Test Case for Christian Employees

Ellie Humphris — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 10:44:51 +0000

In a case, which was heralded by some to be a UK employment law test case, a Christian employee has lost the case which she had taken to the Court of Appeal over her right to observe the sabbath and take Sunday as a day of rest. Celestina Mba, who worked for Merton council at ... Read more

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Christian employee wins discrimination claim against Muslim bosses

chloe.george — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:35:20 +0000

A Christian employee has been awarded more than £2,550 in compensation after it was found that his Muslim employers discriminated against him because he was white and a Christian. Christopher Turton worked at the National Halal Food Group in Birmingham, and was one of only two white employees at the company. The company supplied supermarkets ... Read more

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BA Employee Wins Religious Discrimination Case

chloe.george — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:13:45 +0000

Nadia Eweida, a staunch Christian who claimed she suffered religious discrimination whilst working for British Airways, has won a landmark legal battle at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Miss Eweida was sent home from work for wearing a small silver cross around her neck in 2006, which was considered to be a breach ... Read more

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Case Review: Muslim employee who wore headscarf to work “forced to resign”

Joseph Simpson — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 17:33:26 +0000

A luggage retailer based in Piccadilly, Central London, forced a Muslim employee to resign after she wore a headscarf to the store which wanted to retain a “trendy image”. Ms Farrah brought a claim for both unfair dismissal and direct discrimination on grounds of religion against her former employer, Global Luggage Co. The claimant originally ... Read more

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