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Religion or Belief and Public Services BHA conference 11 Dec 2008. Richard Exell, Senior Policy Officer, TUC Economic &Social Affairs Department. The Context. Giving the Game Away. What Gets Lost in Translation from America.
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Religion or Belief and Public ServicesBHA conference11 Dec 2008 Richard Exell, Senior Policy Officer, TUC Economic &Social Affairs Department
What Gets Lost in Translation from America • Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof….. • First amendment to the US constitution
Guarantees that we needEmployment services should be provided in buildings that are not being used for worship or other religious activities.Employment services should not discriminate against clients on the grounds of religion, belief, gender, sexuality, race, disability or age.Faith-based employment services should not attempt to evangelise to their clients and contact details obtained through providing these services should not be provided to the religious outreach arm of the organisations concerned.
Faith-based providers should not be allowed to discriminate against new or transferred staff on religious or other grounds. Faith-based providers should not ask staff unnecessary questions about their beliefs or other protected grounds. Faith-based providers should not require staff to participate in worship or other religious activities. Guarantees for workers