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Discrimination on grounds of philosophical belief
An important amendment to the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 is due to take effect on 30 April 2007. Section 77 of the Equality Act 2006 amends the Regulations so as to replace the definition of “religion or belief” (previously "any religion, religious belief or similar philosophical belief") with "any religion, or religio...
News | 19 Apr 2007
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Views on fox hunting accepted as a philosophical belief
...a philosophical belief for the purposes of the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003.” A date for a full Tribunal hearing has yet to be decided. The decision comes after Tim Nicholson, a senior executive and environmentalist, in 2009 won the right to sue his employer for discrimination on the grounds of his beliefs about climate change.
Case | 9 Mar 2011
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Orange order and discrimination on the grounds of religion
since the implementation (in December 2003)of the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003, job applicants and employees have the right not to suffer discrimination or harassment on grounds of "any religion, religious belief or similar philosophical belief". Thus if an employee is dismissed on the grounds related to his/her religious beliefs, he/she would be able to bring a claim to an employment tribunal for direct or indirect religious discrimination. Arti...
Comment | 29 Sep 2006
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I don’t believe it: Update on religion and belief discrimination
...seriousness, cohesion and importance' will certainly be covered, but individuals may also be discriminated against simply for not having a religion or a particular religion, or a partiucular non-religious belief, regardless of how serious, cogent, etc, their own beliefs are. An individual claiming discrimination on grounds of their philosophical beliefs about climate change will no doubt have to demonstrate the seriousness and cogency of their beliefs, but an individual refused employment by an organisation with a religious ethos for example, or discriminated against as a service user, will only have to de...
Comment | 27 Jun 2009
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Religious beliefs: should employers cater for all faiths?
workplacelaw know-how to manage your workplace May 2005 RELIGIOUS BELIEF? To what extent should employers cater for all faiths? DOES EVERYONE KNOW THERE'S A FIRE? Disability discrimination meets health and safety SOUNDING OFF New Noise at Work Regulations MIGRANT WORKERS Are you exploiting illegal immigrants? Plus: Freedom of information, asbestos, vibration, business continuity IN EVERY ISSUE: EMPLOYMENT LAW, HEALTH & SAFETY, PREMISES MANAGEMENT CONTENTS P8 06 07 08 LEGAL CALEN...
Magazine issue | 1 May 2005
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Orange order and discrimination on the grounds of religion
Interesting stuff Gillian, and it does add some credibility to the claims made by the employee in question (they had reported for example not being able to attend the wedding of their daughter that was in a Catholic church.) Obviously I agree that it is sensible to try to negotiate alternate acceptable duties for the employee. My original query was however about the technicalities of the law as...
Comment | 10 Oct 2006
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Animal rights activist wins discrimination case
...ed him because of his belief. It was the first case to consider whether a belief in the sanctity of life and in particular anti-hunting beliefs are protected by the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003, designed to protect individuals holding genuine philosophical beliefs from discrimination on the grounds of their beliefs. At an earlier hearing on 10 January 2011 the Tribunal had already decided that a belief in the sanctity of life extending to Mr Hashman’s “fervent anti-fox hunting belief (and also his anti-hare coursing belief) constitute a philosophical belief for the purpose...
Case | 28 Oct 2011
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Environmental beliefs may be protected by discrimination laws
© Workplace Law Group 2009 All rights reserved Belief in climate change may be protected under discrimination laws Belief in climate change may be protected under discrimination laws In a decision that potentially opens the doors to new types of discrimination claims in the future, the EAT has held that a belief in man-made climate change is capable of being a philosophical belief for the purposes of the ...
News analysis | 25 Nov 2009
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Spiritualist claims religious discrimination
A spiritualist police worker is taking his employer to court for religious discrimination. Alan Power claims he was sacked in October 2008 from his job as a police trainer with Greater Manchester Police for saying that psychics should be used to help solve crimes. A judge previously ruled that he had the right to have his beliefs recognised under the Employment Equality (Rel...
News | 19 Nov 2009
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Appeal Tribunal Ruling: Environmentalists are protected by discrimination law
A senior executive and environmentalist has won the right to sue his employer for discrimination on the grounds of his beliefs about climate change. Tim Nicholson was Head of Sustainability at Grainger Plc until he was made redundant in July 2008. He claims that one of the reasons for his redundancy was his strong views on the environment and climate change which placed him at odds with...
Case | 4 Nov 2009
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Celebrating 35 years of the Health and Safety at Work Act
... socio-economic inequalities; to enable certain employers to be required to publish information about the differences in pay between male and female employees; to prohibit victimisation in certain circumstances; to require the exercise of certain functions to be with regard to the need to eliminate discrimination and other prohibited conduct; to enable duties to be imposed in relation to the exercise of public procurement functions; and to increase equality of opportunity. 19947 the Sentencing Guidelines Council (SGC), which is tasked with producing definitive sentencing guidelines to assist magistrates in...
Magazine issue | 7 Jul 2009
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I don’t believe it: Update on religion and belief discrimination
© Workplace Law Group 2009 All rights reserved I don't believe it: Update on religion and belief discrimination I don't believe it: Update on religion and belief discrimination Introduction There have been a spate of Employment Tribunal discrimination claims in recent months on the grounds of religion and belief, and these are unlikely to decrease following the amendments to the Employment Equality (Religio...
News analysis | 24 Jun 2009
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"We don't serve wheelchairs"
workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network "We don't serve wheelchairs" How Sir Bert Massie changed the attitudes of a nation DISCRIMINATION SPECIAL DECEMBER 07/JANUARY 08 Issue 33 Changing Faces Henrietta Spalding on disfigurement and discrimination Page 16 Where are they now? Discrimination cases of the '70s and how they've affected your business Page 12 Behind the scenes: Why you should study the Certificate in Employment Relations...
Magazine issue | 1 Jan 2008
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New ACAS Guidance on Employment Equality Legislation
Employment relations experts ACAS have published new draft guidance on the up-coming employment equality legislation due to come into force in December 2003. The Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 will prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation towards persons of the same sex, the opposite sex or towards both sexes. The Employment Equality (Religion and Belief) Regulations 2003 will prohibit discrimination on the grounds of any religion, religious belief or similar philosophical belief. The ACAS guide...
News | 5 Nov 2003
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Draft Equal Treatment Regulations Published
The Government has issued a consultation document containing the draft Regulations for the anti-discrimination legislation that must be implemented by next year, under the Equal Treatment Framework Directive. The draft Regulations cover: - religion (and similar philosophical beliefs); - sexual orientation; - disability; and, - equal pay. The religion and sexual orientation proposals, which will ...
News | 24 Oct 2002
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Tim Nicholson environmentalism case settled
Tim Nicholson, the senior executive and environmentalist who last year won the right to sue his employer for discrimination on the grounds of his beliefs about climate change, has now settled the case out of court, it has been reported. Tim Nicholson was Head of Sustainability at Grainger Plc until he was made redundant in July 2008. He claimed that one of the reasons for his redundancy was his strong views on...
Case | 15 Apr 2010
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The world in your hands?
... Ltd is fined £75,000 after pleading guilty to breaches of health and safety law when two contractors inhaled radioactive dust. 16 LEGAL UPDATE With three payment bands set for compensation for injury to feelings, which one does a Tribunal choose? Plus belief in climate change could be covered by discrimination laws. ContinuinG PRofeSSionAL deVeLoPment 30 PRINCIPLES OF FIRE SAFETy Fire Safety Training Consultant, Clive Raybould, with the latest guidance on managing fire safety within a commercial premises. 40 CLINIC Workplace Law members ask the experts for advice on key management issues. 09 COMMENT I...
Magazine issue | 8 Jan 2010
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3 strikes and your fire's not out!
...s advisors told Dale Collins he should become a weatherman he would never get in anywhere to study law. Today he is a successful health and safety solicitor, HSE prosecutor, and Workplace Law Network advisor. 08 CASE LAW n Requirement for tidy hair is not discriminatory n Should DDA incorporate discrimination by association? TECHNICAL 28 LEGAL UPDATE In-depth technical guidance on: Transfer of undertakings 2006: solutions in outsourcing; Age discrimination the first year; and Compulsory retirement in the light of Palacios. COMMENT 07 MANAGING COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS Few have b...
Magazine issue | 8 Nov 2007
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It’s a WRAP
...even downright dishonest, aims says employment lawyer, Gordon Turner. 14 27 STAFF BEHAVING BADLY Dealing with the party season, from ensuring incidentfree company events, to managing the fallout from inappropriate behaviour. the importance of following guidance appropriately. EAT: The `Borat' race discrimination case is a warning to employers and HR professionals that what may appear to be a humorous nickname can lead to successful discrimination claims. 08 CASE LAW Cement firm fined £200,000 after explosion death, and company fined for "reckless" waste offences. 16 LEGAL UPDATE Are the proposals for Em...
Magazine issue | 2 Nov 2011
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Internships – Are you breaking the law?
...acing the future. 06 LEGAL CALENDAR Key legislative dates for 2011. heaLth and saFety and enViROnMent uPdate 07 NEWS HSE delivery plan includes charging regime from April 2012; and the Waste Regulations 2011 have now taken effect in England and Wales. 9 15 COMMENT The Equality Act's `costly dual discrimination rules' have been dropped by the Government as part of a drive to cut down on red tape, but does that expose employees to harassment? asks Smair Soor. groups, but will new positive action legislation change all that? asks Laura Allner. 24 Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007, is f...
Magazine issue | 3 May 2011
