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

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    General Municipal and Boilermakers Union v Henderson [2015] IRLR 451 EAT (0 other reports)

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.