Religion or belief discrimination

New and updated

• Type:

  Employment law guide

  Discrimination in recruitment and selection

  Updated to include a reference to the protection from harassment measures in the Employment Rights Bill, published on 10 October 2024.

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Creating an inclusive workplace for religion and belief: Recruitment and selection

  Enhanced with guidance on using artificial intelligence (AI) in the recruitment process.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Anti-Zionism is a protected philosophical belief, rules tribunal

  In Miller v University of Bristol ET/1400780/22, the employment tribunal held that the professor's anti-Zionist beliefs are protected under the Equality Act 2010, and that his summary dismissal was an act of direct philosophical belief discrimination and unfair.

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Creating an inclusive workplace for religion and belief: Roles and duties, awareness, ERGs, time off, flexible working and monitoring

  Enhanced with additional guidance on raising awareness around religion and belief.

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Creating an inclusive workplace for religion and belief: Prayer, dress codes, fasting, bereavement and other practical guidance

  Enhanced with further guidance on providing a dedicated space for prayer.

• Date:

  4 August 2023

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Balancing competing rights: A difficult challenge for employers

  Ever since religion and belief discrimination was introduced in 2003, a potential conflict of rights has been brewing under the surface, says consultant editor Darren Newman. What if employees express beliefs related to protected characteristics - such as sexual orientation and gender reassignment - that may be upsetting or offensive to others?

• Type:

  Employment law guide

  Discrimination law: The protected characteristics

  Updated to include a reference to Thomas v Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, in which the EAT considered if a belief in English nationalism amounted to a protected philosophical belief.

• Date:

  17 January 2023

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Podcast: Key employment cases of 2022/2023

  We reflect on the key decisions from last year and look forward to the case law trends likely to emerge in 2023. These include cases on: gender identity, holiday pay, coronavirus-related health and safety cases, industrial action, and dismissal and re-engagement.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Coronavirus case law round up: Discrimination and whistleblowing

  We look at three cases dealing with issues around discrimination and whistleblowing, arising from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Dress codes: Employment tribunal round-up

  We look at three recent employment tribunal decisions concerning dress and jewellery codes that led to successful employment tribunal claims for religious discrimination and unfair constructive dismissal.