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Ireland The High Court The Commissioner of An Garda Síochána v. Ravinder Singh Oberoi Employment status -volunteer - whether employed under a contract of employment HEADNOTES Facts The complainant made a complaint under the Employment Equality Acts 1998 to 2011, which complaint was referred to the Equality Tribunal. The complainant claimed that he had been discriminated against on the grounds of religion and/or ethnicity contrary to s.8 of the 1998 Act. The complainant is a member of the Irish Sikh community and, in accordance with the requirement of the Sikh faith, he does not shave his beard and wears a turban. Unshaved hair and the use of a turban are part of the articles of faith of Sikhism. The complainant is a follower of Sikhism and a member of the Sikh people. The complainant's complaint arose in circumstances where he had applied to join the Garda Reserve, and had met the selection criteria for entry and had completed the first three stages of training when he was informed, at the commencement of the fourth stage, that he was required to wear a full Garda uniform, including a Garda hat, during training and that he would not be permitted to http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Labour Law Reports Online Brill

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© Copyright 2015 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0168-6526
eISSN
2211-6028
DOI
10.1163/22116028-90000055
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Abstract

The High Court The Commissioner of An Garda Síochána v. Ravinder Singh Oberoi Employment status -volunteer - whether employed under a contract of employment HEADNOTES Facts The complainant made a complaint under the Employment Equality Acts 1998 to 2011, which complaint was referred to the Equality Tribunal. The complainant claimed that he had been discriminated against on the grounds of religion and/or ethnicity contrary to s.8 of the 1998 Act. The complainant is a member of the Irish Sikh community and, in accordance with the requirement of the Sikh faith, he does not shave his beard and wears a turban. Unshaved hair and the use of a turban are part of the articles of faith of Sikhism. The complainant is a follower of Sikhism and a member of the Sikh people. The complainant's complaint arose in circumstances where he had applied to join the Garda Reserve, and had met the selection criteria for entry and had completed the first three stages of training when he was informed, at the commencement of the fourth stage, that he was required to wear a full Garda uniform, including a Garda hat, during training and that he would not be permitted to

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International Labour Law Reports OnlineBrill

Published: Nov 25, 2015

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