Veganism is now protected under law as a 'philosophical belief' and people have thoughts

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In a landmark ruling, an employment tribunal in Norwich has ruled it is illegal to fire someone for being vegan. The court ruled that ethical veganism is a “philosophical belief” and therefore

In a landmark ruling, an employment tribunal in Norwich has ruled it is illegal to fire someone for being vegan.The court was presiding on the case of Jordi Casamitjana, who said he was fired after raising concerns his employer’s pension fund was being invested into companies involved in animal testing. Casamitjana claimed he was unfairly disciplined for voicing his concerns and that he was fired for his philosophical belief in ethical veganism.

 

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I want reactionary columns on this from Quentin Letts, Toby Young, & is Richard Littlejohn still phoning it in? 3k trash talk words dissing Veganism, the ruling, and tie in support for Scott Morrison & Dominic Cummings and why this is all bc we should’ve bombed Iran 70 years ago.

no one has ever persecuted anyone for being vegan..... but this makes people want to start

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Tribunal to hear case of sacked ethical veganJordi Casamitjana argues veganism is a philosophical belief and thus protected in law Did you not just post this? Vegans, the new Atkins folks. This is the most ridiculous story ever published. The fool won’t take buses in case they kill insects. What about walking or lying in bed with the bed bugs. Why does he treat plants with such cruelty? Both Animals and Plants are organisms, by his logic it is not OK to eat animals, but it is OK to eat plants. I wonder what plants think about that?
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Court rules it's illegal to fire someone because they are veganEthical veganism is a 'philosophical belief' and protected by law, ruled the court A religion must be compatible with human dignty, EA2010...surely that removes islam as a religion?... Ffs! Yet more proof the law lords are out of touch!! I’ll have to refrain from comment until TitaniaMcGrath is back from holiday and can inform us all after reviewing the judgement.
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Ethical veganism is a philosophical belief, court rulesJordi Casamitjana argued his 'ethical veganism' was a philosophical belief and should be protected by law. What does this mean? This will spiral out of control, these vegan nutjobs will use this to attack every aspect of meat eater's lives. You can count on it. The guy won't even use the bus to work in case he kills insects. the left are insane. Bullshit
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Court rules it's illegal to fire someone because they are veganPhilosophical beliefs are protected by law, ruled the court But surely if he broke company confidentiality rules from a position of authority - and shared info, then that's a key reason for sacking, not any belief. A court is needed to know that? Yayyy ... huh?
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Ethical veganism is a belief protected by law, tribunal rulesMan sacked by League Against Cruel Sports wins decision that he is entitled to protection from discrimination As an ethical carnivore, I also want my belief protected by law. But believing only women can have a baby is Hate Speech Great news!
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