Social worker to appeal after losing 'dream job'

Nicola Laver  |  UK & Ireland
Date posted:  26 Jul 2024
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Social worker to appeal after losing 'dream job'

Felix Ngole. Source: Youtube/Christian Concern

An NHS provider directly discriminated against social worker Felix Ngole by withdrawing his ‘dream job’ after discovering he held orthodox Christian beliefs on marriage, an Employment Tribunal has ruled.

But Ngole is appealing because the judge decided the employer was justified in not reinstating him following a second interview.

Ngole sued Touchstone Support Leeds for religious discrimination after it withdrew his job offer on discovering that that in 2019 he won his case in the Court of Appeal over his right to freedom of speech. That case followed his removal from a university social work course after his social media comments in support of traditional Biblical teaching on marriage. He went on to qualify as a social worker in 2021.

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