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Now judge puts green beliefs of a worker on a par with Christianity.

Publication: The Daily Mail (London, England)
Publication Date: 04-NOV-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Now judge puts green beliefs of a worker on a par with Christianity.(News)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Colin Fernandez

GREEN beliefs are as worthy of protection in the workplace as religious ones, a judge ruled yesterday in a landmark case.

Christian groups said the decision was further evidence of Britain 'abandoning its Christian heritage' at a time of increasing discrimination against religion.

Legal experts warned the case would 'open the floodgates' for claims of unfair dismissal based on someone's environmental beliefs.

Tim Nicholson, 42, had claimed his desire to prevent climate change was protected under laws to prevent workplace discrimination on the grounds of belief. His employer argued that green views were simply a lifestyle choice.

Yesterday, Sir Michael Burton ruled at the Employment Appeal Tribunal that Mr Nicholson's green views qualified as a 'philosophical...

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