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Religious discrimination: Justifying shift rota requiring work on Sabbath

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    The City of Oxford Bus Services Ltd t/a Oxford Bus Company v Harvey EAT/0171/18 (0 other reports)

The City of Oxford Bus Services Ltd t/a Oxford Bus Company v Harvey EAT/0171/18

indirect religious discrimination | shift rotas | justification

In The City of Oxford Bus Services Ltd t/a Oxford Bus Company v Harvey, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that, when deciding if an employer's working arrangements are justified, the tribunal must justify the rule in the particular circumstances of the business, not just in its application to the individual.