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And now for something completely different -- employment news from abroad

Fox Rothschild LLP
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India, Ireland, United Kingdom
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April 13 2012

As Americans debate the political and legal implications of the "rights" agenda, we forget that there is a world out there beyond us, whose citizens are engaging in the same debate over the same subjects, and suing over the same claims

UK Prime Minister vows to change employment law his Government is defending in court

Fox Rothschild LLP
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United Kingdom
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July 11 2012

In a deft bit of political etch-a-sketchism, Personnel Today reports that UK Prime Minister Cameron, while at the same time opposing the case of an employee who claims that she was discriminated against for wearing a crucifix at work has nonetheless vowed to "support the right of people to wear religious symbols at work”

Barbados star wins first race discrimination suit in British soccer

Fox Rothschild LLP
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United Kingdom
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July 31 2012

Mail Online has just reported that Mark McCammon, a black “footballer” who filed what appears to be the first race discrimination suit in British soccer, has prevailed before an employment tribunal which held that he was “racially victimised at his former club” and then fired for alleged misconduct

Surprising new Ernst & Young survey on women employees in the UK

Fox Rothschild LLP
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United Kingdom
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August 30 2012

Ernst & Young has just published a new survey about the concerns of working women in the United Kingdom

European Court of Human Rights to hear cases of religious liberty in the UK

Fox Rothschild LLP
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European Union, United Kingdom
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September 3 2012

Religion and the workplace is a big topic these days

The European Court of Human Rights condemns UK employment law regarding firing for political beliefs

Fox Rothschild LLP
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European Union, United Kingdom
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November 12 2012

An important decision has been handed down by The European Court of Human Rights, which held that the UK had an obligation to provide protection against firing based upon an employee's membership in a political party that possessed political opinions which may "offend, shock or disturb."

British government argues that an employee's ability to resign guarantees freedom of religion in the workplace

Fox Rothschild LLP
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European Union, United Kingdom
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September 9 2012

In one of the most significant cases coming before the European Court of Human Rights out of the UK, the government’s Queens Counsel argued that that an employee’s ability to resign "guarantees freedom of religion."

Migraine sufferers discriminated against in the UK

Fox Rothschild LLP
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United Kingdom
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December 1 2012

One in seven people suffer from migraines, ranging from “nuisance” headaches to a debilitating condition that one UK lawyer said was “protected by law as a disability”

Does freedom to choose an arbitrator include freedom to choose her religion?

Fox Rothschild LLP
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European Union, United Kingdom
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October 4 2012

A UK case headed to the European Court of Justice involves an arbitration provision between two businessmen that requires that arbitration of all disputes be conducted only before an Ismaili Muslim arbitrator