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Global warming views ‘are philosophical belief’ for UK law
added on 05 Nov 2009
A man who claims he was sacked because of his views on climate change has been told he can take his former employers to an industrial tribunal. A judge ruled that Tim Nicholson could pursue his claim against Granger under the Employment Equality (Religion and Belief) Regulations 2003, which appl...
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Global warming views ‘are philosophical belief’ for UK law
posted to The Great Beyond on 04 Nov 2009
A man who claims he was sacked because of his views on climate change has been told he can take his former employers to an industrial tribunal. A judge ruled that Tim Nicholson could pursue his claim against Granger under the Employment Equality (Religion and Belief) Regulations 2003, which appl...
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Britain’s New Protected Minority: Tree-Huggers | Discoblog
posted to Cosmic Variance on 04 Nov 2009
Employers in the U.K. have just learned that there’s a word for discrimination against a person based on their earth-conscious, tofu-eating ways: “greenism.” And firing someone for their environmental views is just as illegal as firing someone for their religious or philosophical beliefs, accordi...
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