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Climate Change - Religion/Belief for the purposes of Discrimination Legislation |
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Friday, 04 December 2009 |
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In the case of Granger v Nicholson an employee was committed to a belief about man made climate change and the moral requirements associated with that.
It was held to be a ‘philosophical belief’ under the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 and therefore a case of discrimination was valid. In that case there were requirements set out which give boundaries to the definition including: - it must be a genuinely held belief - not an opinion/viewpoint on present state of information - must be a belief as to a substantial aspect of human life/behaviour - must reach a certain level of urgency, seriousness, cohesion and importance - must be worthy of respect in a democratic society be not incompatible with human dignity, and not conflict with fundamental rights of others.
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