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Palm Cross Christian Suspended from Work
Contact: Andrea Minichiello Williams, CEO, Christian Legal Centre, 077 1259 1164, 020 7935 1488
LONDON, August 1, 2011 /Standard Newswire/ -- Christian electrician Colin Atkinson, who won the right to keep displaying a palm cross in his work van in April, has now been suspended from work after being continually harassed since his return.
Colin's case received widespread publicity after he was asked to remove a palm cross from the dashboard of his Wakefield and District Housing Association (WDH) van. Although he had displayed the cross for 15 years, he was threatened with the sack for not removing it following an anonymous complaint.
After a public outcry following a campaign by Christian Concern, his employers at WDH agreed that he could return to work and display the cross. Since then, however, Colin has suffered continual problems. Despite the agreement with WDH, he has not been allowed to carry out his job properly. Colin's van was taken from him and he was told to travel in by bus, and he was then moved to a different office 16 miles away. Colin lodged a grievance but has now been asked to stay at home pending further investigations.
Colin said: "WDH have broken faith with me and not restored me to my job as they promised. I was told to travel in by bus and I suffered harassment at work. This is all because I wanted to keep a small palm cross in my van. I have not done anything wrong and I just want to return to my normal workplace."
Andrea Minichiello Williams, CEO of the Christian Legal Centre, said:
"After a public outcry over his case, Colin Atkinson was allowed to return to work and to continue to display a palm cross in his van.
"However, since the media attention died away, he suffered continued harassment, and WDH has not honoured its agreement with him to allow him to return to his old job. It seems that WDH hoped that Colin could be bought off and go quietly.
"At the Christian Legal Centre we will be doing all we can to ensure that WDH is held to account and that Colin is free to express his Christian faith in the workplace."
