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scorpiowulf@googlemail.com writes
>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?
>
His religious belief is not why you would be firing him, and nothing I
am aware of in Christ's teachings would require Joe to behave in this
way. You would be firing him for bullying colleagues and causing
disruption in the workplace. Not sure why you want to move Chris, what
has he done wrong? Just make sure you keep full records and follow your
disciplinary procedures to the letter. This wont necessarily stop
someone suing for unfair dismissal, but having followed all the correct
procedures would reduce the chance of them being successful.
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Mike_B |