Employment Tribunal Rules Against Claim of Discrimination against Two Muslim Employees in Lloyds Bank but Reinforces Anti-Zionism as a Protected Belief
While the Tribunal ultimately found in favour of Lloyds Bank on the facts of this case, it delivered a significant and far-reaching clarification of the law by reaffirming that anti-Zionism can constitute a protected philosophical belief under the Equality Act 2010, provided the legal criteria are met.
The Tribunal confirmed that such beliefs can be “worthy of respect in a democratic society”, reinforcing an established and growing body of Employment Tribunal decisions recognising the legal protection afforded to anti-Zionist beliefs.
