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Belief discrimination

Protection against discrimination in the Equality Act 2010 goes beyond safeguarding employees' religious beliefs to cover “philosophical beliefs” as well. Employees who hold a “philosophical belief” that meets the test set out in case law are protected against direct and indirect belief discrimination, harassment and victimisation because of their belief.

What constitutes a “philosophical belief” under the Equality Act 2010 is a matter of fact in each case. Employment tribunals will apply the test in Grainger plc v Nicholson, in which the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) set out five hurdles that must be jumped for a philosophical belief to come within the Equality Act 2010. The EAT found that a deeply held belief that “mankind is duty-bound to act on catastrophic climate change” was protected under the Equality Act 2010.


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    • Ethnicity
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    Opposing critical race theory ruled a philosophical belief

    by Rob Moss 29 Sep 2023
    by Rob Moss 29 Sep 2023

    Employment tribunal rules that holding a view opposing critical race theory can be considered a belief under the Equality Act.

    • Belief discrimination
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    Author appealing ‘worker’ status ruling that blocked belief discrimination case

    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Sep 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Sep 2023

    Gillian Philips is taking her belief discrimination case to the EAT, claiming it was wrong for a judge to dismiss 'worker' status.

    • Gender
    • Belief discrimination
    • Latest News

    Forstater wins £100k in gender critical belief judgment

    by Rob Moss 3 Jul 2023
    by Rob Moss 3 Jul 2023

    Maya Forstater awarded £105,800 in remedy judgment after CGD was found to have engaged in unlawful discrimination.

    • Belief discrimination
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    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Petition criticising gender-critical beliefs was harassment, tribunal finds

    by Ashleigh Webber 28 Jun 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 28 Jun 2023

    A woman whose gender-critical beliefs were the subject of a petition and scathing comments has won her claim for harassment at an employment tribunal.

    • Belief discrimination
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    Kristie Higgs religious discrimination case to be reheard by tribunal

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Jun 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Jun 2023

    Kristie Higgs' case against a school that dismissed her over Faacebook posts expressing her beliefs is to be reheard.

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    Oxfam video depicting ‘JK Rowling’ with Terf badge criticised

    by Rob Moss 7 Jun 2023
    by Rob Moss 7 Jun 2023

    Oxfam video celebrating Pride month branded misogynistic after alleged depiction of an angry JK Rowling wearing a Terf badge.

    • Belief discrimination
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    • Employment tribunals

    English nationalism is not a philosophical belief, says tribunal

    by Ashleigh Webber 22 May 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 22 May 2023

    English nationalism is not a 'philosophical belief', a tribunal has ruled in a case involving an employee who was dismissed for racist posts.

    • Vaccinations
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    • Belief discrimination

    Care home wins ‘no jab, no job’ case

    by Ashleigh Webber 14 Dec 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 14 Dec 2022

    A care home operator had the right to dismiss employees who refused to be vaccinated against Covid-19, an employment tribunal has ruled.

    • Belief discrimination
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    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Lack of inclusion blights working lives of many UK Hindus

    by Adam McCulloch 22 Nov 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 22 Nov 2022

    New research has found that hardly any Hindus feel their organisation is happy for them to take time off for religious festivals.

    • Belief discrimination
    • Latest News
    • Case law

    Supporting Glasgow Rangers is not a philosophical belief, finds tribunal

    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Sep 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Sep 2022

    Supporting a particular football team cannot be considered a philosophical belief worthy of protection under the Equality Act, an employment tribunal has ruled.

    • Belief discrimination
    • Latest News
    • Employment law

    Discrimination because of protected beliefs: what do employers need to know?

    by Ben Smith 26 Aug 2022
    by Ben Smith 26 Aug 2022

    Legal protections from discrimination based on protected beliefs are increasingly making headlines. This can be a tricky area for HR.

    • Belief discrimination
    • Latest News
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    How to create an inclusive workplace for religion

    by Zuraida Curtis 29 Jul 2022
    by Zuraida Curtis 29 Jul 2022

    Observing good practice in respect of religion can help build a more diverse, inclusive, respectful and motivated workforce. In creating...

    • Belief discrimination
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    Barrister wins gender critical belief discrimination claim

    by Jo Faragher 27 Jul 2022
    by Jo Faragher 27 Jul 2022

    The barrister Allison Bailey has today won her case for discrimination at tribunal after she claimed her employer victimised her...

    • Gender
    • Belief discrimination
    • LGBT

    Maya Forstater wins belief discrimination case over gender-critical views

    by Rob Moss 6 Jul 2022
    by Rob Moss 6 Jul 2022

    Maya Forstater has won her claim of direct discrimination and victimisation for her belief that sex is immutable at the employment tribunal.

    • Gender
    • Belief discrimination
    • Latest News

    Christian doctor loses transgender pronoun case, but beliefs worthy of protection

    by Ashleigh Webber 29 Jun 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 29 Jun 2022

    The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that a Christian doctor's beliefs about transgenderism were protected under the Equality Act 2010.

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