Panel rebuked for anti-Christian comments

Nicola Laver  |  UK & Ireland
Date posted:  12 Sep 2024
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Panel rebuked for anti-Christian comments

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An employment tribunal panel member has been formally rebuked for making anti-Christian comments on social media which amounted to misconduct.

A ruling by the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office noted that Jed Purkis, a non-lawyer and self-confessed socialist, had been hearing a ‘politically sensitive’ unfair dismissal case involving a teacher (‘Hannah’) and her Christian beliefs.

The teacher’s lawyer applied for Purkis’ recusal, arguing that he ‘appears to agree with a view which expressly advocates for religious discrimination in public life’. The tribunal decided that the whole panel had to step down.

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