Some may think
that a recent employment tribunal decision represents a breath of common sense
but others will disagree!
A newspaper sub-editor had claimed
harassment and victimisation on grounds of religion because a fellow sub editor
had shouted offensive language relating to the Pope across the newsroom. The
claimant, a practising Catholic, found the comment offensive and said he felt
intimidated and frightened by it.
The tribunal said that there had been no
intention to cause offence and that, although the claimant had been upset by
the comment, it was not reasonable for it to have created a hostile environment
for him. They also found that the comment had not been made on grounds of
religion, when examined in context.
(Heafield v Times Newspaper Limited
ET/3202080/2010.)
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