News • Religion or Belief
From Equality South West
The following news articles were posted within the "Religion or Belief" category.
Equal civil marriage consultation
This consultation sets out the government's proposals to enable same-sex couples to have a civil marriage....
TUC warns new charges will make tackling discrimination at work even harder
Introducing fees to take claims to employment tribunals could have a huge impact on ensuring equality at work, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber will warn a conference later today (Friday)....
Anonymous CV plans backed by major employers
More than 100 major UK businesses have signed up to a government initiative that proposes asking for CVs without the name or the school details of candidates in order to remove the risk of discrimination during the application process....
Businesses need to recruit more smartly to improve diversity
OraRuth Rother, co-founder of HireMatch.me, discusses how businesses can use pioneering recruitment techniques to boost recovery, broaden their talent pool and pre-empt the threat of new legislation....
Equality chief urges employers to focus on diversity
Equality and Human Rights Commission chair Trevor Phillips last night called on businesses to embrace diversity as a key business issue, speaking at the launch of the Employers' Network for Equality and Inclusion (enei)....
ESW support to the protestors occupying College Green in Bristol
Equality South West has sent a message of support to the protestors occupying College Green in Bristol. ...
Parliament inquiry to be held on religious rights
A parliamentary committee is to examine whether changes should be made to discrimination laws after a raft of legal cases over Christian rights....
Gay couple told: 'burn in hell'
A HATE crime investigation is underway after a homosexual couple claimed they were told they would burn in hell by a street preacher in Taunton....
14 MPs back ‘compromise’ plans for anti-gay Christians
Fourteen MPs – from all main parties – are backing the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s plan to intervene in high-profile court cases where gay rights and Christian beliefs clash....
Equality commission defends ‘compromise’ plan for gay and religious rights
The Equality and Human Rights Commission says the rights of gays and lesbians will not be diminished by an intervention into legal cases where Christians workers refused to serve gay people....
BBC producer's public service views 'on par with religion'
A former BBC employee who strongly believes in the ethos of public service broadcasting will be allowed to bring a discrimination case against the corporation under laws designed to protect religious faiths, a tribunal has ruled....