Religious discrimination

• Call to Make Law Clearer On Religious Discrimination

A LIVERPOOL solicitor is calling for English law to take a clear stance on religious discrimination. It follows a spate of high-profile cases where staff have been sacked for expressing their religious beliefs in the workplace.

• Daily Post
• August 16, 2011

• ; Christian Sues Trust for Religious Discrimination

A CHRISTIAN midwife is suing hospital bosses for making her wear scrub trousers rather than a dress in the operating theatre, saying it is against her religious beliefs. Devout Hannah Adewole claims wearing trousers is forbidden in the Bible, citing a command that women should not wear men's clothing.

• Evening Standard - London
• August 02, 2011

• Race and Religious Discrimination Claims Thrown Out

AN Asian community worker who heard a colleague say "you can never trust a Muslim" had his claims for racial discrimination in the workplace thrown out. Ahmed Bham, a community development worker with the 2gether NHS Foundation Trust, and a Muslim - claimed he heard the remark in a conversation relating the Mumbai bombings of 2008.

• The Citizen Gloucestershire
• June 22, 2011

• 'Terror Link' Pilot Flew 747s for Ba ; Muslim Suing Airline Over 'Racism' Can Today Be Identified for the First Time Ba Boss Willie Walsh Accuses Last Government of Failing to Help Stop Him Flying

A MUSLIM pilot arrested over an alleged terrorist plot involving an aircraft was a senior first officer for British Airways and flew Boeing 747 jets. He can be identified for the first time today as Surrey-born Samir Jamaluddin. The 39-year-old is suing the airline for racial and religious discrimination after losing his job.

• Mail on Sunday
• February 05, 2012

• Itv Facing Huge Payout As Newsreader Sues for Religious Discrimination [Edition 3]

ITV was at the centre of a multi-millionpound race row today as it emerged that one of its most experienced newsreaders is suing the broadcaster for religious discrimination, ageism and sexism. Lisa Aziz, 47, has been suspended by ITV amid allegations that she fiddled her expenses.

• Evening Standard - London
• July 10, 2009

• Charity Criticised in 'Landmark' Religious Discrimination Tribunal

The employment policies of a Christian charity were criticised yesterday at the start of a tribunal examining claims of religious discrimination by two former employees. An ex-manager and another former employee of Prospects took claims to an employment tribunal in Abergele, Conwy, in what was described as a potential landmark case. The British Humanist Association is supporting a claim of constructive dismissal and discrimination by Mark Sheridan, who was employed as a manager for a number of years. The BHA said he left his job after the charity changed its recruitment policy so it only hired practising Christians, and told non-Christian staff they were no longer eligible for promotion. Hanne Stinson, chief executive of the BHA, said, "We are pleased to be involved in what is potential...

• Western Mail
• December 05, 2007

• Christmas Overtime Pay? Sorry... That Would Be Religious Discrimination [Edition 2]

A CHAIN of care homes is refusing to pay its staff overtime this Christmas - claiming that it would discriminate against other religions. The firm said it had an 'ethical belief in equality' which means it cannot favour Christmas over 'other religious festivals'.

• Daily Mail
• November 22, 2010

• Councils in Religious Discrimination Row Over Cost of Civil Weddings Fee for Licence and Registrar Up to Pounds-1000

A LAW that liberalised civil weddings has been blasted for creating "religious discrimination" after it emerged that couples are being charged up to pounds-1000 for ceremonies performed by registrars. Councils are demanding fees for allowing non-religious marriages to take place in hotels and private homes, while church ministers conduct services at the same locations for free.

• Sunday Herald
• May 02, 2005

• 'Terror Link' Pilot Accuses Airline of Racism ; Pilot Suspended After Arrest - but Never Charged Airline Says It Is 'in National Interest' He Never Flies Passengers Again His Landlord and Second Man Paid for Light Aircraft and Flying Lessons in Cash 'This Could Only Have Happened to a Muslim'

A BRITISH airline pilot arrested over an alleged terrorist plot is claiming racial and religious discrimination after losing his job. The pilot, a Muslim, was judged a security risk because of his close links to two alleged extremists suspected of 'planning to use an aircraft as part of a hostile or terrorist act'. Because of draconian reporting restrictions imposed last week by an employment tribunal, the man cannot be identified and neither can his employer.

• Mail on Sunday
• January 22, 2012

• Humanists Hit Out at 'Discrimination' Over Council Session Prayers ; the Tradition of Holding Prayers at Council Meetings has Been Labelled 'Religious Discrimination' by the Humanist Society.

The tradition of holding prayers at council meetings has been labelled 'religious discrimination' by the Humanist Society. It has criticised local authorities in Devon for upholding the practice, but council bosses say it is "custom and tradition".

• Express & Echo (Exeter, UK)
• August 24, 2008