The claimant was employed by the Army. He claimed that he was racially discriminated against because the army refused to provide him with Halal meat.
Held: The 1976 Act first required the applicant to have exhausted the Army’s own internal grievance procedures. He had not done so. The employment tribunal therefore had no jurisdiction to hear the complaint. Article 6 could not be prayed in aid to give the tribunal jurisdiction.
Judges:
Peter Gibson, Tuckey, Buxton LJJ
Citations:
Times 12-Jul-2003, Gazette 28-Aug-2003, [2003] EWCA Civ 801
Links:
Statutes:
European Convention on Human Rights 6, Race Relations Act 1976 4(2) 75(8) 75(9), Race Relations (Complaints to Employment Tribunals) (Armed Forces) Regulations 1997 (1997 No 2161) 2, Race Relations Act 1976
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Discrimination, Armed Forces, Employment, Human Rights
Updated: 02 September 2022; Ref: scu.184445