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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jamie Grierson

Church accountant ‘discriminated’ against by diocese in Bristol for being non-Catholic

Open Bible and crucifix on altar inside church
Janet Parker claimed Clifton diocese’s approach to her flexible working request was ‘tainted by negative views of adoption’. Photograph: RichardBakerReligion/Alamy

A church accountant successfully sued a Catholic diocese after she was subjected to religious discrimination, it has emerged.

Janet Parker fell out with her boss after she asked for leave to care for her newly adopted daughter in 2020.

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