Religious Discrimination: ECJ sends out conflicting messages in headscarf ruling

Blacks Solicitors | Employment Law Journal | April 2017 #179
A recent European decision does not give employers carte blanche to ban symbols of Islamic faith in the workplace, warns Paul Kelly ‘What the decisions do is provide a framework within which an employer that aims to portray a neutral stance on all political and religious beliefs can achieve that aim by ensuring that it …

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Discrimination: Heels, hemlines and headscarves

Collingwood Legal | Employment Law Journal | July/August 2016 #172
Sarah Fitzpatrick considers the legislation and recent decisions on dress codes in the workplace ‘Dress codes can give rise to claims of unlawful discrimination on a number of grounds, including sex, religion and, not quite so commonly, disability and gender reassignment.’Over the last few months the media have featured a number of dress-code stories, including …

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