Philosophical belief under discrimination?
May 10, 2011 at 4:11 pm
(This post was last modified: May 10, 2011 at 4:12 pm by Welsh cake.)
Probably the oddest story I've come across all month, people are talking about this in my workplace and I could really do with your opinion on this. Ex-BBC employee Devan Maistry is trying to open a can of worms here with regards to unfair dismissal over his supposed philosophical beliefs.
Link to full article:
http://www.equalitylaw.co.uk/news/1069/6...r-purpose/
Now I'm well aware that religious beliefs are protected in the workplace and employers have to respect them under equality laws in the UK, but Devan is holding strong views as to how the organisation should actually be operating. Do you think the tribunal should have taken Maistry's claim seriously? They certainly seem to think he has a case as they argue his belief was 'genuine'.
This is bizarre, I mean suppose you are dismissed, and you take legal action against your employer on the grounds that the business should have a "higher purpose", other than to make money or provide a service and so on.
Quote:An employment tribunal has held that a former BBC employee's belief in the "higher purpose" of the broadcaster is a philosophical belief under discrimination legislation.
Link to full article:
http://www.equalitylaw.co.uk/news/1069/6...r-purpose/
Now I'm well aware that religious beliefs are protected in the workplace and employers have to respect them under equality laws in the UK, but Devan is holding strong views as to how the organisation should actually be operating. Do you think the tribunal should have taken Maistry's claim seriously? They certainly seem to think he has a case as they argue his belief was 'genuine'.
This is bizarre, I mean suppose you are dismissed, and you take legal action against your employer on the grounds that the business should have a "higher purpose", other than to make money or provide a service and so on.
