Sikh Council UK notes the delivery of an Employment Appeal Tribunal verdict by HJ Langstaff in a caste discrimination case which vindicates Sikh Council UK position on ‘descent’ being a more appropriate protected category to be named in the Equality Act 2010.
The Sikh Council UK has consistently maintained that equality of all mankind and the rejection of any ‘caste’ system represents a founding principle of the Sikh faith. This principle as espoused by Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of the Sikh faith, rejects all systems or concepts of hierarchy based on caste, ritual purity…

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