This widely-publicised decision has found that ‘sex’ means ‘biological sex’ for the purposes of the Equality Act. The implications of this for employers include the following: Discrimination Claims A person claiming sex discrimination under the Equality Act must do so on the basis of their biological sex even if they have a gender recognition certificate…
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The Issue Employers often have to grapple with difficult issues surrounding religion/belief discrimination. If, for example, an employee who has certain protected beliefs expresses those beliefs in a controversial or insulting way on social media, what action should be taken? The recent Court of Appeal decision in the case of Higgs v Farmor’s School has…