{"id":755461,"date":"2018-12-04T10:54:46","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T15:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arkcenter.us\/?p=755461"},"modified":"2018-12-04T10:54:46","modified_gmt":"2018-12-04T15:54:46","slug":"vegan-sues-former-employer-for-discrimination-court-to-ask-whether-veganism-is-a-philosophical-belief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=755461","title":{"rendered":"Vegan sues former employer for discrimination: Court to ask whether veganism is a \u2018philosophical belief\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\t
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It is important for all the vegans to know that if they want to talk about veganism, they are protected and no-one will say \u2018shut up\u2019. It is important that the law protects vegans.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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JOSH BARRIE:<\/em><\/strong> ‘An animal rights activist has claimed he was discriminated against by his former employer and was sacked because he\u2019s a vegan. Jordi Casamitjana, who describes himself as an \u201cethical vegan\u201c, says he was fired from the Surrey-based League Against Cruel Sports (LACS) after disclosing the organisation allegedly invested pension funds in firms involved in animal testing… Mr Casamitjana said he asked his managers about his former employer\u2019s alleged investments, but said when nothing changed, told his fellow staff members about them. He has claimed he was sacked as a result… The organisation said: \u201dMr Casamitjana was not dismissed because he raised concerns about the pension”…<\/em><\/p>\n

Mr Casamitjana said his veganism is rooted in morality \u2013 as an ethical vegan, he tries to exclude all forms of supposed animal exploitation, such as wearing leather or buying certain toiletries… He told the BBC: \u201cSome people only eat a vegan diet but they don\u2019t care about the environment or the animals, they only care about their health… I use this term \u2018ethical veganism\u2019 because for me veganism is a belief and affects every single aspect of my life. It is important for all the vegans to know that if they want to talk about veganism, they are protected and no-one will say \u2018shut up\u2019. It is important that the law protects vegans”…<\/em><\/p>\n

In a landmark case, a tribunal is now to ask whether veganism is a \u201cphilosophical belief\u201d, with a similar standing to religion, and whether it should be protected by law… A hearing next March will \u2013 for the first time \u2013 determine whether veganism should be protected by law… If so, it would be covered by the Equality Act 2010, which includes age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, sex, and sexual orientation. If the tribunal does decide Mr Casamitjana\u2019s beliefs should be viewed by law in the same way, his claim will proceed to a full trial. It is unlawful for an employer to discriminate directly due to a belief system’.<\/em> SOURCE…<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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