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23 September 2025

Job Rejection over Football – James Townsend for GBNews

James Townsend, Partner and Head of Employment at Payne Hicks Beach, appeared on Good Morning Britain on GB News for a debate with Andy Jones, Political Commentator, as to whether an Employment Tribunal Judge was correct in his analysis that it should be fair to reject a Spurs supporter for a job in a small work place that predominantly employs Arsenal supporters.

James commented: “Effectively, what the Judge is saying, is employers should be free to recruit people that they want to recruit and that harmony within the office is important.” 

Click here to watch the full interview, starting at 1:11:30 –  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2AbBezcIDM

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