LONDON, Tuesday, 29 September2009 - Christian nurse in the UK affected by disciplinary action for wearing a necklace with a cross, he accepted the offer of temporary replacement but, advised by his lawyers, will sue for discrimination.
Shirley Chaplin, 54, has accepted the offer Tuesday "under duress", according to the Press Association of the United Kingdom. His lawyer said he will take action at the Employment Tribunal for discrimination, given that Ms. Chaplin thinks he was discriminated against because of his faith as the Christian Post reported.
Previously, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital executives had told Mrs. Chaplin could not wear the pendant around his neck a silver cross-shaped size of 2.5 cm because it violated the uniform policy and was a risk for patients, said the Daily Telegraph. She was
said that or accept the return to a role not as a nurse or she would be dismissed. The National Health Service has insisted that the pendant could endanger the woman or if a patient will remain attached.
Ms. Chaplin said that carrying the cross since he started working at the hospital thirty years ago and accused of being attacked for his Christian beliefs.
However, the hospital accepts other symbols of faith, as in the case of Muslim nurses who wear the chador, informs the Daily Express.
The newspaper said that Mrs. Chaplin, who has two children and comes from Kem, near Exeter, will retire in eight months.
"I carry a cross for years and now, at the end of my career, tell me to remove it, "he said.
" I can not explain how important the cross for me. It 's the way I express my faith. Heard that I had to remove me upset. My Christian faith is what drives me to take care of others, "told the Daily Express.
" I feel intimidated and accused of being for my faith. I was impressed when the Executive for the Health and Safety told me that there is no reported case of damage caused by a pendant.
Mrs. Chaplin was supported by the Christian Legal Centre (CLC), a group of pressure that fights for religious freedom.
Andrea Minichiello Williams, barrister and director, said: "Today a nurse who has faithfully served the public in Exeter with his professional skills was forced to leave the infirmary and to assume an administrative role, all because she was not allowed to wear a cross, the image of Christianity is recognized and appreciated throughout the world. "
" Mrs. Chaplin was left no choice but to accept, but today we gave a mandate to initiate an action before the Labour Court for discrimination against his employers, "he said as reported for the Press Association of the United Kingdom.
[Translation from English Roberta Sciamplicotti] (Zenit)
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