Case report round-up: No discrimination when employee dismissed for inappropriate manifestation of beliefs
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- Religious discrimination: No discrimination when employee dismissed for inappropriate manifestation of beliefs In Power v Greater Manchester Police Authority EAT/0087/10, the EAT affirmed that, in determining whether or not an employee has suffered direct religious discrimination, a distinction may be drawn between treatment on the ground of the person’s beliefs and treatment on the ground of manifestation of those beliefs. (Employment Review)
- Sexual orientation discrimination: Pub's "repositioning" unlawfully discriminated on ground of sexual orientation In Lisboa v Realpubs Ltd and others EAT/0224/10, the EAT held that the way in which the employer pursued its strategy to “reposition” a formerly gay pub to widen its customer base amounted to treating its customers less favourably on grounds of sexual orientation. Accordingly, an assistant manager who was required to cooperate with and work within that strategy suffered direct discrimination and was constructively dismissed. (Employment Review)
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