Michael Powner and Sophie Rothwell write for Law360 on anti-bias protection
The question of what is covered by the religion or belief protected characteristic in the Equality Act 2010 has been the subject of a number of recent tribunal decisions.
The protection covers any religion and any religious or philosophical belief, and includes a lack of religion or belief. In recent years, the primary focus has been on what beliefs are protected.
The key decision to date on assessing protected beliefs was handed down by the EAT in 2010 in Grainger PLC v. Nicholson.
In an article for Law 360, Michael Powner, Partner, and Sophie Rothwell, Associate take a look at some of those recent decisions, and how the Grainger test has been applied.
What has become clear is that the tribunals will not deny protection of a belief simply because it causes offense to others, but will look closely at how that belief is manifested where the rights of others are affected by it.
Read the full article in Law 360 here (subscription required).
