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Shirley Chaplin

Shirley Chaplin, an NHS nurse, was faced with disciplinary action after being told that she was no longer permitted to wear her cross while at work on health and safety grounds. The NHS Trust indicated that they would permit exemptions in their uniform policy for religious and cultural symbols that were ‘mandatory’ within the religion. An employment found that she had not been discriminated against on the basis of her religious beliefs.

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  • Equality Commission wavers over Christian cases in Europe
    August 25th, 2011
    The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has changed its mind over how it will intervene in the four cases of discrimination against Christians that will be heard in Europe soon.
  • Religious Discrimination Inquiry to be held
    July 12th, 2011
    A Christian MP, Gary Streeter, is arranging for an inquiry to be held over the autumn looking at discrimination against Christians in the UK. The inquiry comes amidst increasing concern over the erosion of religious freedom in the UK and will examine how the law currently affects believers.
  • European Court to rule on Christian discrimination cases
    June 6th, 2011
    In a significant legal development, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has requested that the British Government state whether they believe that the rights of Christians have been infringed in recent cases where individuals have been penalised for expressing their faith in the workplace.
  • Former Lord Chief Justice comments on anti-Christian laws
    January 5th, 2011
    Britain’s former Lord Chief Justice, Lord Woolf, has stated that the country’s judiciary may have gone “too far” in curbing the rights of Christians to demonstrate their faith at work.
  • Public backs protection of Christian conscience at work
    December 20th, 2010
    72% of the public say that Christians should be able to refuse to act against their conscience without being penalised by their employer.

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