Names below have been modified for confidentiality.
I'm a department manager in a medium sized garage in the Midlands. Two
guys work in the sales department who don't get on, one's a devout
Christian (Joe) and he doesn't like an openly gay (Chris) employee he
works alongside. Joe doesn't want to work in the same department as
Chris and he keeps making life difficult for him... this has been
going on for a while now and has caused friction with other people in
the department too. We're discussing our options and we're opting to
fire Joe and move Chris to another department to stop the disruption.
Would either of these gentlemen have grounds to sue us? I don't
understand these new discrimination laws, could Joe sue us because we
fired him because of misconduct linked to his religious belief?
Also, since I'm posting, my boss fired an agency worker who barged a
door open after going out for a cig when he wasn't supposed to,
knocking down my boss's secretary and giving her back pains. Would
that be unfair dismissal?
She knows she could sue us for personal injuries, but I don't think
she will.
Any help you could suggest would be fantastic!
James |