Tribunal | Treatment of vegan Subway worker puts spotlight on protected philosophical beliefs

A subway worker was sacked after blowing the whistle on her bully boss who “waved meat in her face” and served vegan customers animal products, an employment tribunal heard.

As reported by multiple publications, Kady Reilly has won £13,000 in compensation after the actions of her line manager Himanshu Lahar were judged to have broken the Equality Act.

The employment tribunal in Glasgow heard that mum-of-two Reilly abstained from eating animal products on a moral basis but also suffered from allergies, and had to carry an epi-pen.

Reilly reportedly made various complaints about Lahar’s actions, including claims that he served vegan customers dairy cheese when they ran out of a plant-based version. It was also alleged that he ignored Covid safety rules and told a worker to come into work despite them being required to self-isolate by law at the time, having come into contact with someone who had tested positive.