Comments on: The BNP and the Race Relations Act http://www.employmentlawadvocates.com/the-bnp-and-the-race-relations-act/ Hamilton House, 1 Temple Avenue, London, EC4Y 0HA. Tel: 020 7489 2165 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:55:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: James Medhurst http://www.employmentlawadvocates.com/the-bnp-and-the-race-relations-act/#comment-803 James Medhurst Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:31:15 +0000 http://www.employmentlawadvocates.com/?p=2025#comment-803 From an unfair dismissal point of view, I suspect that it would be unfair to dismiss someone just for being a member of the BNP or for holding BNP views but would probably be fair to dismiss an employee who commits an act of gross misconduct which is motivated by these views or who proselytises to others. None of this applies to the police who are not covered by unfair dismissal law. There have been various tortuous attempts to bring the BNP within the protection of discrimination law which have all been unsuccessful and I cannot see there being any change to this record, mainly because the BNP acts in a way which is contrary to the values underlying this law. From an unfair dismissal point of view, I suspect that it would be unfair to dismiss someone just for being a member of the BNP or for holding BNP views but would probably be fair to dismiss an employee who commits an act of gross misconduct which is motivated by these views or who proselytises to others. None of this applies to the police who are not covered by unfair dismissal law.

There have been various tortuous attempts to bring the BNP within the protection of discrimination law which have all been unsuccessful and I cannot see there being any change to this record, mainly because the BNP acts in a way which is contrary to the values underlying this law.

]]> By: gyges http://www.employmentlawadvocates.com/the-bnp-and-the-race-relations-act/#comment-801 gyges Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:54:40 +0000 http://www.employmentlawadvocates.com/?p=2025#comment-801 From an employment law perspective, what do you make of attempts to prevent BNP members from being employed as teachers/police officers etc. And, if they are employed as such, would it be legal to dismiss them for such? From an employment law perspective, what do you make of attempts to prevent BNP members from being employed as teachers/police officers etc. And, if they are employed as such, would it be legal to dismiss them for such?

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