UK: Christian social worker refused job due to [homophobic] views says he will appeal judgment

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UK: Christian social worker refused job due to [homophobic] views says he will appeal judgment

An employment tribunal has produced a mixed ruling after Felix Ngole claimed he was discriminated against by a health charity.

Dave Higgens 1 July 2024

Christian social worker Felix Ngole outside Leeds Employment Tribunal where he is bringing a claim against Touchstone Support Leeds, who he says withdrew a job offer due to his views on homosexuality (Danny Lawson/PA)
Christian social worker Felix Ngole outside Leeds Employment Tribunal where he is bringing a claim against Touchstone Support Leeds, who he says withdrew a job offer due to his views on homosexuality (Danny Lawson/PA) (PA Wire)

A Christian social worker who was rejected for a job after a health charity discovered his views on homosexuality has vowed to appeal after an employment tribunal upheld part of his claim but ruled he was not discriminated against by the failure to employ him.

Felix Ngole, 46, told a hearing in Leeds in April that Touchstone Leeds discriminated against him because of his religious beliefs when they refused him the job as a hospital discharge mental health support worker, based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, in 2022.

More: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/felix-ngole-christian-sheffield-university-leeds-court-of-appeal-b2571961.html

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