Article 9: Faith and the Law - presentation - Justice

(3) Freedom from ReligionEweida v British Airways plc [2010] EWCA Civ 80Forms of indirect discrimination, relating to age, disability, genderreassignment, marriage and civil partnership, race, religion orbelief, sex and sexual orientation. One cannot help observing thatall of these apart from religion or belief are objective characteristicsof individuals; religion and belief alone are matters of choice.This case has perhaps illustrated some of the problems which canarise when an individual (or equally a group) asserts that aprovision, criterion or practice conflicts with beliefs which they holdbut which may not only not be shared but may be opposed byothers in the workforce. It is not unthinkable that a blanket ban maysometimes be the only fair solution.