“A school receptionist is suing her employers amid claims that they were ‘anti-Christian’ by suspending her following a dispute over her faith, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd August 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A Sikh police officer suffered racist and religious discrimination during training, an employment tribunal found.”
The Independent, 27th July 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A group of witches is claiming religious discrimination after church leaders banned them from using its social club.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A Jewish couple are suing their neighbours in a block of flats because they say an automatic security light breaks a religious prohibition.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Muslim catering manager Hasanali Khoja refused to cook sausages and bacon because it was against his religion, a tribunal has heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th May 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“An honour established by the Queen has been declared unlawful after Muslims and Hindus complained that its Christian name and cross insignia were offensive.”
The Times, 8th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Act of Settlement of 1701, which bars Catholics from the throne – or marrying the monarch, or princes in the line of succession – has become an increasing source of contention, with a series of attempts to abolish such a nakedly discriminatory law.”
The Guardian, 27th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“British Airways check-in employee Nadia Eweida who was banned from wearing a Christian cross at work is to take her case to the Court of Appeal.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Companies have been urged to review their workplace rules to ensure they are not discriminating against religious employees, after a sharp rise in the number of faith-related employment tribunals.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A Christian has begun an appeal against a ruling that British Airways (BA) did not discriminate when it asked her to stop wearing a cross visibly at work.”
BBC News, 14th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Muslim man is suing Tesco for religious discrimination because he was asked to handle crates of alcohol in a warehouse.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Sadiq Khan, a Government whip, said that the forthcoming Single Equality Act, which could force public bodies to actively promote equality on grounds of gender, race and disability, must also tackle religion and end ‘Islamophobia in the workplace’.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A former executive at al-Jazeera English seeking more than £1m compensation for alleged discrimination today branded the Qatar-based news channel’s management ‘inconsistent, inefficient and malicious’ at an employment tribunal in London.”
The Guardian, 9th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Muslim police worker who was ‘maliciously’ reported to the anti-terrorist squad by colleagues after the July 7 bombings has been awarded almost £14,000 compensation.”
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Daily Telegraph, 2nd September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A Sikh teenager won a legal battle yesterday over her right to wear a bangle that she holds central to her faith.”
The Times, 30th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A Sikh girl who took her fight for the right to wear a religious bangle at school to the High Court has won a landmark claim for discrimination.”
The Times, 29th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A teenager is due to find out later whether she has succeeded in her fight to wear a religious bangle at school.”
BBC News, 29th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Christian policeman is taking his own force to an employment tribunal over claims that it ‘harassed’ him because of his religious opposition to homosexuality.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A marriage registrar was bullied for refusing to conduct same-sex ceremonies, a tribunal has ruled.”
BBC News, 10th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
R (E) v Governing Body of JFS and Others [2008] EWHC 1535/1536; [2008] WLR (D) 223
“Faith schools which gave priority to children of their designated faith in the event of over-subscription did not directly or indirectly racially discriminate against non-members of the faith.”
WLR Daily, 4th July 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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