Climate emergency
‘General strike’ proposed to support Greta Thunberg climate protests
UK employers face a 30-minute “general strike” in support of the Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, according to a motion...
Climate change discrimination case settled out of court
The landmark case which enabled an employee to claim his environmental views amounted to a philosophical belief and should be...
Climate change ruling sends shivers through discrimination law
The recent ruling that a belief in climate change could be within the scope of religious or belief discrimination regulations could have major implications. Jonathan Exten-Wright analyses the possible effects of the EAT's judgment.
Climate change beliefs case is no cause for alarm, say experts
Employment experts have urged the profession not to panic following a ruling that employees’ philosophical beliefs should be legally protected....
Ex-employee can sue for unfair dismissal over climate change beliefs
A senior manager who has alleged he was unfairly dismissed on the basis of his views on climate change can take...
TUC calls on employers to protect staff from impacts of climate change
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has called on employers to do more to protect their staff from the impacts of...
