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Employment

13 January 2017
Issue: 7729 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Reverend Canon Pemberton v Right Reverend Richard Inwood UKEAT/0072/16/BA, [2016] All ER (D) 80 (Dec)

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) upheld the employment tribunal’s decision to dismiss the claims for unlawful direct discrimination because of sexual orientation and/or marital status and unlawful harassment brought by a Church of England priest who had married his long-term male partner. The EAT agreed that the employer acting bishop’s refusal to grant the priest an Extra Parochial Ministry Licence (EPML) was a “relevant qualification” within the meaning of s 54(3) of the Equality Act 2010. Accordingly, the EAT dismissed the cross-appeal by the employer against that decision. The EAT further agreed that as the EPML qualification had been for the purposes of employment for the purposes of an organised religion, the compliance principle had been engaged with the result that the employer had been exempt from liability by reason of para 2 of Sch 9 to the Act.

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Charles Russell Speechlys—Gustina Singgih

Charles Russell Speechlys—Gustina Singgih

Corporate team in London welcomes new partner

Church Court Chambers—Maria Karaiskos KC

Church Court Chambers—Maria Karaiskos KC

Historic appointment of chambers' first female head

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Wright Hassall—five promotions

Firm announces five promotions, including new partner

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