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UK ‘ethical vegans’ win legal protection from job discrimination
British workers who practice "ethical veganism" to protect animals secured a big win in an employment tribunal when a judge ruled that they are entitled to legal protection from job discrimination.
The judge said Friday (local time) that because ethical veganism is a philosophical belief, its adherents are covered by the UK’s anti-discrimination law, the 2010 Equality Act.
- Associated Press and 9news
The ruling came in a claim brought by a man who said he was fired after raising questions about …