Climate change test case on the cards as sustainability manager wins dismissal appeal

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Appeal judge rules that views on climate change can constitute a " philosophical belief" and are therefore protected by employment law

In what could prove an important test case, an appeal judge ruled yesterday that a man may take his employer to an employment tribunal after he was allegedly dismissed as a result of his views on climate...

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