Breach of right to religious expression may be justifiable - Ebrahimian v France
An employer in France did not renew the contract of an employee after one year because she refused to remove the headscarf that she wore for religious reasons. The European Court of Human Rights ruled that even though it may infringe on the individual's rights, the decision was lawful as it could be justified. In this case the employer was concerned with the provision of public services, and the justification for the decision was that it was necessary to preserve State secularism and maintain neutrality in public services.
Absence management may be discriminatory - Griffiths v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The Court of Appeal found that sickness absence policies which require employees to adhere to a certain attendance level or risk disciplinary action placed employees who have been absent as a result of their disability, at a substantial disadvantage to non-disabled employees and may be discriminatory. These policies will be subject to the duty to make reasonable adjustments.
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