The closely-watched ruling in the case of a British Airways (BA) employee who was ordered to stop wearing a cross at work has been met with broad approval from lawyers, with the high-profile case raising important questions about how employers handle the religious beliefs of their staff.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) this week ruled that BA had discriminated against check-in worker Nadia Eweida, who was sent home without pay for several months in 2006 after refusing to conceal or remove her cross.
