Decision date
21 December 2021
Tribunal
Employment Tribunal
Jurisdiction
England & Wales
Judge
Employment Judge Dyal, Miss Foster-Norman, Ms Forecast
Case Summary
The claimant, a Christian nurse, was disciplined and ultimately dismissed by the respondent NHS trust for refusing to remove or conceal a cross necklace she wore as a religious manifestation, in violation of the trust's dress code policy.
Why this outcome?
The tribunal found that the NHS trust unlawfully discriminated against and harassed the claimant on grounds of her Christian religion by demanding she remove or conceal her cross necklace, singling her out for aggressive enforcement of the dress code policy, and failing to accommodate her reasonable religious manifestation as provided for in the trust's own policy.
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- •religious manifestation through wearing a cross necklace
- •dress code policy
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Case Details
Hearing venue
Decided at London South Employment Tribunal →- Case No.
- 2300516/2019
- Tribunal
- Employment Tribunal
- Level
- First instance
- Decision
- 21 December 2021
- Published
- 4 November 2022
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Dyal, Miss Foster-Norman, Ms Forecast
- Representation
- Legally represented