Religious Discrimination Law
Page 1 of 4
by Waqar Azmi OBE
New Employment Equality Law Explained
The new Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 came into force on 2nd December 2003 prohibiting discrimination [direct or indirect], harassment and victimisation on grounds of religion or belief in employment and vocational training. The term ‘religion or belief’ is defined in the regulations as ‘any religion, religious belief, or similar philosophical belief’. This, however, does not include philosophical or political beliefs unless they are similar to a religious belief. Therefore, single-issue campaigners such as anti-abortion campaigners will not be covered.
