Dior sacking raises employment law questions

The decision by fashion house Christian Dior to sack its creative director over alleged anti-semitic remarks made in a Paris bar may be understandable but raise a number of issues around employment law. That’s the view of Michael Slade of Staffordshire-based Bibby Consulting and Support who says many people - though shocked at John Galliano’s behaviour - may be surprised that he could be sacked for something that was said outside the workplace. “This is a very difficult area as it is often assumed that what people do and say in their own time is their own business but this is not always the