The appellant was a moslem junior school teacher. The Authority appealed an acceptance of his claim for unfair dismissal, having left his employment because he was not given time off to attend the mosque on Fridays. The Tribunal considered whether, despite his contract of employment, ILEA should have accommodated him and adjusted his time-table accordingly and found on balance that ILEA had not been unreasonable. Following that hearing, ILEA did agree to re-engage the applicant, as requested, on a four-and-a-half day week.
Held: The tribunal’s decision was upheld.
Citations:
[1976] ICR 461
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Appeal from – Ahmad v Inner London Education Authority CA 1977
The appellant said that his human rights were infringed when, as a moslem, he was refsued time off from his work as a primary school teacher to attend prayers at the mosque on Fridays. He had subsequentlly been re-instated part-time, but complained . .
At the Industrial Tribunal – Ahmad v United Kingdom ECHR 1981
(Commision) The applicant was a devout Muslim. His religious duty was to offer prayers on Fridays and to attend a mosque if possible. He was employed as a full time primary school teacher. He complained that he was forced to resign because he was . .
Cited – Copsey v WWB Devon Clays Ltd CA 25-Jul-2005
The claimant said that his employer had failed to respect his right to express his beliefs by obliging him, though a Christian, to work on Sundays.
Held: The appeal failed. ‘The Commission’s position on Article 9, as I understand it, is that, . .
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Employment, Human Rights
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