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Name the legislation for appearance and religious discrimination

Employment Equality Regulations 2003

European Convention of Human Rights

Equality Act 2010

Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948, Article 4

Equal Treatment Directive 76/207

Sex discrimination cases

Smith v Safeway Store

Deparment for Work and Pensions v Thomson

Religion discrimination cases

Begun v Headteacher

Azmi v Kirklees

Explain the European Convention on Human Rights

Freedom of though, conscience and religion

The right to express religion is relative

The right to hold religion is absolute

Smith v Safeway Store

Dress code gives certain conventions



Male assistant refused to cut his ponytail, and did not succeed in his claim that everyone has to dress conventionally (women have other standards)

Sex discrimination

Department for Work and Pensions v Thomson

Staff to be dressed professionally and business like



Less flexibility to women did not mean necessarily discrimination

Sex discrimination

Begun v Headteacher

Religious belief not absolute (Eu Convention on Human rights)

Muslim girl not allowed to wear the veil in school

Religious discrimination

Azmi v Kirklees

Muslim teacher with a veil covering her face



EAT concluded that even the comparator had face covered for different reasons

Occupational requirement was to create a personal bond with student in order to fulfil the duty, wearing a veil prevented this

Religious discrimination - If the appearance is hindered and hence does not employee to adhere to his occupational requirements