RELIGION AND BELIEF
Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003, The
Discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief is unlawful. People will have the right to complain to an Employment Tribunal if they feel they have been discriminated against on these grounds. The Regulations apply to the employment of staff in areas such as recruitment, terms and conditions, promotions, transfers, dismissals and training. In some circumstances the Regulations cover discrimination which occurs after the working relationship has ended e.g. information contained in references. The Regulations also apply to students in higher education in areas such as admissions, terms, conditions and access to benefits.
For more information please visit;
www.cre.gov.uk
Spiritual Care, Religion and Chaplaincy
The Healthcare Chaplaincy Training and Development Unit was established in 2001 both to develop more adequate training for chaplains and to be a resource for health boards who had been asked to write and implement new Spiritual Care policies.
The initiative came from guidance originally produced by a multi faith steering group and which, following extensive consultation, was turned into a Health Department Letter "HDL (2002) 76 Spiritual care in NHS Scotland".
The HCTD Unit has an educational, resource and supportive role in the development of Departments of Spiritual and Religious Care and in the writing and implementation of the Spiritual Care Policy of each health board. A multi faith Spiritual Care Development Committee has been established to enable discussion between faith communities, interested groups, health boards and the SEHD.
For more information please visit;
www.chaplains.co.uk
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