Category: belief discrimination

Opinion: Anti-discrimination laws need to be made consistent – The Lawyer

Posted July 28th, 2008 in age discrimination, belief discrimination, disability discrimination, sexual orientation discrimination, special report by sally

“The European Court of Justice (ECJ) recently gave judgment in Coleman v Attridge Law (2008). In so doing, it clarified the remit of the Framework Directive (2000/78/EC), which was adopted in November 2000 to combat discrimination in the workplace on grounds of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.”

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The Lawyer, 28th July 2008

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Tidy-hair policy does not discriminate against Rastafarians, says EAT – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 18th, 2007 in belief discrimination, employment, news, Rastafarians, victimisation by sally

“Rastafarians are protected by UK laws that ban workplace discrimination on the grounds of philosophical belief. But a tidy-hair policy does not discriminate against someone with dreadlocks, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 18th October 2007

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