EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS AND MINISTERS OF RELIGION

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That this House notes that clergy of all denominations and religions are treated as office-holders rather than employees in UK law; further notes that by virtue of being ministers of religion clergy are consequently denied basis employment rights and have no redress against sex, disability or racial discrimination at work; believes that it is important to rectify this anomaly as a matter of urgency so that all workers can have full recourse to employment law and protection from unfair dismissal; and calls on the Government to amend all relevant employment legislation so as to address these inequalities.