Category Archives: Indirect discrimination

Indirect discrimination – squandering our Brexit freedoms?

Posted on February 19, 2024 by Darren Newman

The Sunday Telegraph reports concern among Tory MPs that Rishi Sunak is “squandering Brexit Freedoms by approving more EU rules”. The headline refers to new Regulations amending the Equality Act 2010. With its usual calm understatement when dealing with discrimination … Continue reading →

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Banning employees from wearing headscarves

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Darren Newman

Let’s get one thing clear at the outset. The European Court of Justice has not said that it is OK to ban Muslim employees from wearing headscarves. It really hasn’t. But the decision in Achbita v G4S Secure Solutions NV … Continue reading →

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We shouldn’t scrap race discrimination laws

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Darren Newman

This is all the fault of Daniel Barnett. He rather mischievously pointed me in the direction of this article in Spiked – the online magazine that likes to think of itself as punchy and edgy. It was written by a barrister … Continue reading →

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