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Equality Act: The extent of protection for political beliefs
The EAT has recently considered whether an employee was protected from discrimination on the grounds of his socialist beliefs. Rebecca McGuirk analyses the case ‘Religion or belief is one of the “nine protected characteristics” covered by the Equality Act. Where possible, in the employment context, the Equality Act takes a consistent approach across the nine …
Cases Referenced
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- Grainger plc & ors v Nicholson [2009] UKEAT/0219/09/0311
- Olivier v Department of Work and Pensions ET/1701407/2013 (
- The General Municipal and Boilermakers Union v Mr Keith Henderson [2015] UKEAT/0073/14