EAT RELIGION OR BELIEF DISCRIMINATION
RACE DISCRIMINATION – Indirect
Discrimination on grounds of religion or belief.
Employee required to join a fridge-cleaning rota as a condition of using the communal staff kitchen. Complaint that the requirement infringed his religious belief that he cannot touch meat or meat products. At pre-hearing review the Employment Tribunal found that he failed to meet the burden of proving a sufficient cohort – of others holding the same belief – to constitute a ‘group’. The issue on appeal was whether the Tribunal had correctly addressed such evidence as it had received on the point or given adequate reasons for rejecting it.
Judges:
Luba QC J
Citations:
[2011] UKEAT 0487 – 10 – 0607
Links:
Statutes:
Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 3(1)(b)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Employment, Discrimination
Updated: 16 September 2022; Ref: scu.441829
