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Religion/belief discrimination – what action can an employer take when an employee’s beliefs are problematic or controversial?

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…