Tag Archives: sexual orientation

Supreme Court finds no discrimination in ‘gay cake’ case

Posted on October 11, 2018 by Darren Newman

Well I think the Supreme Court got it right – probably. In Lee v Ashers Baking Company Ltd they hold that there was no discrimination when a bakery refused to bake a cake for a customer bearing the slogan ‘support … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality Act, Fair Employment, Sexual Orientation | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments

The Great Northern Ireland Bake-off

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Darren Newman

The Equality Commission of Northern Ireland is threatening to take action against a bakery that refused to bake a Sesame Street themed cake with a pro-gay marriage slogan. This has the potential to turn into one of those conscience v equality … Continue reading →

Posted in Fair Employment, Religion in the workplace, Sexual Orientation | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments

Facebook, Gay Marriage and Religion (but that’s not the interesting bit)

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Darren Newman

Employers often worry about the negative publicity associated with an Employment Tribunal case – often needlessly. It is unlikely that the nation’s press will choose to highlight a failure to follow a fair disciplinary procedure, or a redundancy decision where … Continue reading →

Posted in Breach of Contract, Religion in the workplace, Unfair Dismissal | Tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments