Too often in our courses, illustrating the positive and negative pendulum can influence a diverse society. Positively, it is an improvement for an individual or a group and ensure a spin-off benefit for those outside the group. Removal of debris from a road will make things safer for people with mobility problems but also improve the environment and help those carrying shopping, or even pushing a stroller!

But sometimes, it is an improvement in one area and create tension, resentment, jealousy, and at worst a severe reaction. The battle of the sexes, the notion that "they" are getting benefit more than me and impatience with those less capable of this cocktail is potentially poisonous! But it seems nowhere is this more negative reaction to the arena between those who are really religious beliefs and those who want to be free to live their lives according to law as gay, lesbian or bisexual people.

In recent months, there seems to have been an avalanche of claims reaching the courts that reflects these tensions theological and secular. The general lessons that emerge from the that has been largely employers are victories in the sense of key issues: —

Do you have carefully considered the complaint or application in front of you? "

And if you have, your answer is: —

· Reasonable?

· Practice?

· Provided?

Viewed against this backdrop, the recent cases following can be seen in real perspective: —

Miss V Ladale Islington Borough Council

The plaintiff, a devout Christian, was employed as a registrar with the local authority. Its functions include registration of marriages. When the Civil Partnership Act 2004 was introduced in December 2005, all registrars are required to carry out civil partnership ceremeonies.These generally shared in approximately the same proportion as the rights of marriage. Miss Ladale refused to carry out these new features. At first, she won her claim of direct and indirect discrimination and harassment. But part substance of the verdict of the Employment Appeals Tribunal, which reversed the earlier victory is interesting: —

"The Council right to decide that Miss Ladale could not choose which functions would take place in accordance with their religious views, at least in circumstances where his personal position is discrimination based on sexual orientation. "

Gary McFarlane V refer

Mr. McFarlane was employed by Relate as a counselor. He was trained by them to be a psychosexual therapist and his role, therefore, was expanded to give advice on problems found sex couples. He also was a devout and practicing Christian. When he refused to give advice to same-sex couples, was initially suspended and eventually dismissed for not defending equal opportunity political relations. The court ruled against him, his comments by saying: —

"His Relate dismissal was a proportionate means of achieving the legitimate aim of maintaining its commitment to provide service to all sectors of the community without any suggestion of discrimination. Relate had been any other employee in the same way that, for reasons unrelated to religion had acted in a manner so at odds with its policy of equal opportunities. "

Mohammed Ahmed v TESCO

Mr. Ahmed, who was hired by the supermarket giant as a forklift operator refused to carry goods beverages as part of their duties. He is a devout Muslim, and as such, said he could not handle alcohol. TESCO, who won the case, said the appointment of Mr. Ahmed had never raised objections this type and in fact said in his job interview about the wide range of products are stored and subsequently sold in supermarkets, including alcoholic beverages.

John Mitchell v Strathclyde Fire Service

Mr Mitchell, a Christian firefighter, was among a group of firefighters at a station Glasgow Fire Department who refused to attend gay pride march with some claiming that they were too embarrassed to attend in uniform and others saying their presence would be "contrary to their moral convictions. "received a series of disciplinary warnings to dismissal in writing. The Fire Service decided to reach an agreement with the Mr. Medina in relation to your complaint, with an apology and an agreement prevents him from discussing the case of being part of the settlement. This would have been an interesting case has been made all the way, but it does point to the possibility of "win-win" solutions outside the legislative framework.

"Win-win" have obtained in recent times in terms of: —

• Scotland Yard creating a hybrid or composite hull based Combined with the traditional Sikh turban for officials
• British Airways allows discreet jewelry such as the fish symbol Christian worn on their uniforms
• Merseyside Housing Associations asking their builders to cover the boots (personal protective equipment) with plastic wrap before entering a Muslim house

And, of course, the recent case of buses Christian driver according to drive buses with "No God" ads only if no other vehicles were available. Other passenger transport authorities throughout the country have reached a similar commitment.

Many employment cases can be resolved in a "win-win" basis. But if they can, the general principles that are, paradoxically, in the heart of any attempt at consensus, the law prevail. That is, what is reasonable, practical and proportional?

These are, of course, employment issues. The laws governing the provision of goods, facilities and services and to embrace the religion chapter and belief and sexual orientation and gender identity. It will be interesting in coming months if the same tensions between the religious beliefs and the idea that the "customer is always right" prevail in the hardheaded business environment?!

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