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Callum Parke

Dismissing employees over religious beliefs is unlawful, Court of Appeal rules

Christian school worker Kristie Higgs (centre) outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London ahead of her appeal hearing last October (Lucy North/PA) - (PA Wire)

Employers cannot dismiss staff who express religious beliefs with which it or a third party disagrees as it would constitute “unlawful direct discrimination”, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

Kristie Higgs, a Christian mother of two, was sacked from her role at Farmor’s School in Fairford, Gloucestershire, in 2019 for sharing Facebook posts criticising teaching about LGBT+ relationships in schools.

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