In message <47ea6c50$1_1@glkas0286.greenlnk.net>, M.I.5¾
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>"Mike_B" wrote in message
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>> In message
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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.
>>
>
>Discrimination on the grounds of .ual orientation is illegal and grounds
>for instant dismissal for gross misconduct (the law say so). If so
>dismissed the employment tribunals are closed to him as they will not
>consider a dismissal if discrimination is alleged.
>
That can't be true surely, otherwise the unscrupulous employer would
always allege discrimination and thereby block any access to tribunals
for people they want to get rid of.
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Mike_B |