In terms of discrimination on the grounds of religious belief, there has been much uncertainty over how far your right to set rules on appearance and the wearing of religious symbols etc. can go.
What’s the latest legal thinking on this?
Published 13.12.2007
Religious discrimination continues to cause confusion for employers. But a recent decision by the Employment Appeal Tribunal now sets out what an employee must show in order to win a claim. What can
you learn from it?
Published 22.01.2009
BA has ended up in the Court of Appeal after it banned a devout Christian employee from wearing a small crucifix. So was this religious discrimination?
Published 09.03.2010
Following a ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in March 2017, it’s been suggested that it’s safe for employers to ban religious headscarves. Is this true or potentially
dangerous advice?
Published 05.04.2017
Recently, the press has been full of reports on the extent of an individual’s right to wear religious dress in the workplace. With the law still unclear, how should you approach this issue?
Published 13.12.2006
In June 2016 many media reports claimed that the European courts had given employers permission to ban all Islamic headscarves in their workplaces. However, that’s not actually true. What really
happened?
Published 16.06.2016
A leading law firm recently directed 105 female trainee solicitors to “dress far more appropriately” and “brush their hair”. It seems this was justified, but exactly how far can you go when telling
your employees how they should look?
Published 27.04.2011
When one employer asked a Muslim woman if she could wear a shorter jilbab at work she claimed that its request amounted to religious discrimination. What did the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT)
decide?
Published 29.06.2015
It’s been more than four years since laws dealing with discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief were introduced. Has the legislation caused many problems for employers? And is it something
you really need to worry about?
Published 30.05.2008
Many employers require their staff to wear a uniform or comply with a dress code. If you fall into this category, can you insist that female employees wear a skirt or must you allow them to wear
trousers too?
Published 23.05.2016