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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jamie Grierson

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Pro brexit views not protected from workplace discrimination tribunal rules - The Untold Story

The EU flag flutters next to Big Ben in London
Fairbanks had argued that her pro-Brexit views were philosophical beliefs protected by the Equality Act. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

Supporting Brexit is not a belief that is protected from workplace discrimination, an employment tribunal has ruled, as a former Ukip councillor lost her claim that she was bullied and harassed by her charity employer because she supported the UK’s departure from the EU.

Colette Fairbanks was sacked from her job at the drug and alcohol rehabilitation charity Change Grow Live after sharing “offensive” posts about immigrants on social media, a tribunal hearing was told.

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