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Name the legislation for appearance and religious discrimination
Employment Equality Regulations 2003European Convention of Human RightsEquality Act 2010Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948, Article 4Equal Treatment Directive 76/207
Sex discrimination cases
Smith v Safeway StoreDeparment for Work and Pensions v Thomson
Religion discrimination cases
Begun v HeadteacherAzmi v Kirklees
Explain the European Convention on Human Rights
Freedom of though, conscience and religionThe right to express religion is relativeThe 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 discriminationSex discrimination
Begun v Headteacher
Religious belief not absolute (Eu Convention on Human rights)Muslim girl not allowed to wear the veil in schoolReligious discrimination
Azmi v Kirklees
Muslim teacher with a veil covering her face
EAT concluded that even the comparator had face covered for different reasonsOccupational requirement was to create a personal bond with student in order to fulfil the duty, wearing a veil prevented thisReligious discrimination - If the appearance is hindered and hence does not employee to adhere to his occupational requirements
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