The Industrial Cases Reports
[2023] ICR 1072
Employment Appeal Tribunal
Higgs
v
Farmor’s School
[2023] EAT 89
2023 March 16;
June 16
June 16
Eady J (President)
Discrimination— Religion or belief— Manifestation— Claimant secondary school employee making social media posts critical of relationships education in primary schools— Complaint by parent that posts homophobic and prejudiced— Claimant dismissed for gross misconduct— Employment tribunal rejecting claim of direct discrimination and harassment because of protected beliefs— Whether requisite nexus between protected beliefs and social media posts such that posts manifestation of beliefs— Correct approach to whether objection could justifiably be taken to way beliefs manifested—
Equality Act 2010 (c 15), ss 13, 26