Employers should be willing to adapt to employees’ religious requirements in the workplace, whether that’s in catering and dress codes or incentives and benefits, advise Adrian Hoggarth and Sarah Fuller
Publication date:
18 September 2008
Source:
People Management magazine
Page:
52
Sharia, the religious law of Islam, impacts on Muslims in the workplace because it regulates all aspects of their public and private lives. Since these requirements play such an important role, an employer who is not willing to accommodate them without good reason could face religious discrimination claims under English law.
1 Know your basics
One of the fundamental principles of Sharia law is whether something is “halal” (permitted) or“haram” (forbidden).
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