Employment law cases

General Municipal and Boilermakers Union v Henderson [2015] IRLR 451 EAT

Reports relating to this case:

  • Philosophical belief under Equality Act 2010 can include left-wing beliefs

    Date:
    27 April 2015

    In a case report from Trowers & Hamlins, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether or not an employee who held left-wing democratic socialist beliefs and fell within the scope of philosophical belief protection afforded under the Equality Act 2010 was unlawfully discriminated against and unlawfully harassed.