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Climate change discrimination

Nicholson vs Grainger

ET 2203367/08

Key facts

Nicholson claimed he was dismissed because of his strongly held beliefs about climate change.

Decision

The Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations of 2003 originally covered “religious or similar philosophical beliefs” but the word similar was removed in 2006. The Tribunal, in deciding in favour of Nicholson, ruled that it had.