Nadia Eweida won a claim of religious discrimination against BA in the European Court of Human Rights in 2013 after being sent home for wearing a silver crucifix around her neck.
She had been locked in the highly publicised legal dispute since falling foul of a new employee clothing policy in 2006 – a case that ignited debate, but was rejected by the British courts.
Ms Eweida, who still works in customer service for BA, has launched a fresh case against the airline, alleging the publicity singled her out for mistreatment when she returned to her role in 2007.
In 18 incidents dating back to 2012, she accused the airline of victimisation, harassment and punishing her for whistleblowing.
At a hearing at the Employment Tribunal in Watford on Friday, Ms Eweida said the long-running disputes with BA since 2006 had been “traumatic and harrowing”, and she accused the airline of failing its duty of care.
She added: “My proceedings at the court in Strasburg triggered resentment at BA and caused a continuing campaign against me.
“This whole process from 2006 to date has been traumatic and harrowing.”
Giving evidence, Ms Eweida said on one occasion she had been denied a break in March 2017 after experiencing strain on her eyes in the wake of an operation for glaucoma.
She was instead told to cover a flight gate – and given an informal warning by management when she refused to do…
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