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Vegan firm forced to back down after 'discriminating' against bacon lovers

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Vegan Accountants last month said bacon-lovers needn't apply to join their firm in Chingford, east London. Boss Keith Lesser ducked "meaty" questions from the Daily Star asking if he was discriminating against non-vegans.The ad has been updated to "vegan friendly" after regulators were informed.A spokeswoman for The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales said "we do not comment on individual companies".But legal experts said Vegan Accountants risked being sued for discrimination if they couldn't prove a meat-eating bean-counter couldn't do the job.Slater and Gordon employment lawyer Doreen Reeves said: “An advertisement seeking a vegan-only accountant could potentially be unlawful direct discrimination."She explained.

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