European Court rules: British Airways employee was discriminated against over crucifix eccionar A British Airways employee who was banned from wearing a crucifix on her uniform was the victim of discrimination, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found today.
In a landmark ruling that could force a sea-change in the way firms approach their uniform policy, the court found in favour of Nadia Eweida in her six-year fight over the rules.
The court said UK law did not need to explicitly protect religious clothing and symbols but ruled that employers' wish to project a corporate image had to be balanced by their workers' desire to manifest their faith.
Domestic UK courts, which had rejected Eweida's case, had accorded the employers' preferences too much weight, the ECHR found. ....Enviado por piwi Etiquetas:EuropeanCourtrules ...desde el 13 de febrero del 2014
