An environmentalist has won his fight to take his former employer to a tribunal on the grounds that he was dismissed for his green views, his solicitor said today. A case brought by Tim Nicholson (pictured) against Grainger plc... [read full story]
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The notion that green beliefs in the workplace should be legally protected from ridicule is deeply censorious. A former head of sustainability at Grainger, one of the UK’s largest property companies, Nicholson won his case that...
Climate change belief given same legal status as religion An executive has won the right to sue his employer on the basis that he was unfairly dismissed for his green views after a judge ruled that environmentalism had the same...
Jason Mick (Blog) - November 4, 2009 6:31 PM Mr Nicholson, 42, from Oxford, smiles after he emerges victorious from the court room. A court ruled that it was wrong for Mr. Nicholson's employer to fire him for his belief in...
An executive has won the right to sue his employer on the basis that he was unfairly dismissed for his green views after a judge ruled that environmentalism had the same weight in law as religious and philosophical beliefs. In...
Environment, Philosophy, Judiciary & Lawsuits, Climate Change
