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Religion in the Workplace

Tuesday September 28, 2010
IslamReligion in the WorkplaceRNB's Religion News Blog:
A Muslim woman who said Disneyland wouldn’t let her wear a religious headscarf on her job as a vacation planner or ticket seller – the second such complaint in recent weeks – has reached an agreement with the Southern California theme park and is now wearing a Disney-provided blue scarf and beret-style hat to work.

The park worked with Abdallah to design a covering to match her costume and meet her religious needs, Disneyland spokeswoman Suzi Brown said. She’s been wearing a blue scarf topped with a beret since early this month.

“Walt Disney Parks and Resorts has a long history of accommodating a variety of religious requests from cast members of all faiths — with more than 200 accommodations made over the last three years and this instance was no different,” Brown said in a statement.

However, the woman in question is not Imane Boudlal, the hostess at Storyteller’s Cafe in Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel, who was part of a media dust-up last month after she refused management’s offer to either remove her hijab or take a job working out of public view.

Tuesday August 3, 2010
IslamReligion in the Workplace:
hijab Prison officials can ban employees from wearing religious headscarves out of concerns they pose a safety risk, a U.S. appeals court in Philadelphia ruled Monday in a split 2-1 decision.

Prison officials have legitimate concerns the headscarves can hide drugs or other contraband, or be used by an inmate to strangle someone, the majority said.

Friday July 23, 2010
Religion in the WorkplaceRNB's Religion News Blog:
Workplace chaplain programs are not new, but demand has risen for such services, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

God, it seems, may have one-upped the traditional workplace employee assistance program, a benefit which helps workers identify and resolve personal issues and concerns that could affect their performance.

“I think the reality is we like relationships, that’s the nature of human beings,” said Shane Satterfield, an ordained minister and Georgia division director of Texas-based Marketplace Chaplains USA. “If I can see you face-to-face, I know you’re real. I know I can trust you.”

“There’s no pressure,” to participate, said the Rev. Dale Taylor, a Church of the Nazarene minister, who works with Putnam helping TriMont staffers. They’re not there to proselytize or pass judgment. The service is available to church-goers and non-churchgoers alike.

The service is free to workers, although companies pay a fee, per employee. Marketplace, which was founded in 1984, provides chaplain services to corporate clients in 46 states and several foreign nations.

Saturday July 3, 2010
Religion in the WorkplaceRNB's Religion News Blog:
Is it O.K. to put up religious symbols or sayings in your office or cubicle? If your employer tells you it’s not acceptable to express your faith at work — whether in how you decorate your office, how you dress or what you say to others — is this religious discrimination?

You sometimes want to discuss things related to your faith, like religious teachings or an interesting sermon you’ve heard. Is that appropriate at work? Eilene Zimmerman answers these and other questions in The Balancing Of Church and Cubicle

Tuesday June 22, 2010
Religion in the WorkplaceRNB's Religion News Blog:
A growing number of companies are offering the services of chaplains in the workplace. Managers say many employees who wouldn’t think of calling a therapist or an employee-assistance program will willingly turn to a chaplain.

Friday December 19, 2008
IslamReligion in the Workplace:
Fata Lemes “I was brought up a Muslim, and am not used to wearing sexually attractive clothes.” She refused to wear it and claims she was immediately fired.

Miss Lemes, a Bosnian Muslim, is suing restaurant group Spring & Greene, which owns the Rocket chain, for sexual harassment and sex discrimination.

Tuesday January 15, 2008
IslamReligion in the Workplace:
Customer: “Had this been a copy of the Koran I am confident any Christian person would be happy to do her job, and for this to happen in a Marks & Spencer of all places beggars belief.”

Wednesday January 9, 2008
Religion in the Workplace:
A British Airways worker who was suspended for wearing a cross around her neck to work has lost her case alleging religious discrimination.

Thursday December 20, 2007
Religion in the Workplace:
The row is just the latest example of BA initiating disciplinary proceedings because of their employee’s religious beliefs (and a good reason to boycott British Airways in favor of an airline not operated by morons).

Saturday July 14, 2007
Religion in the Workplace:
Proposed regulations for the religious worker visa program, which the U.S. government says is rife with fraud, have kindled fears at religious organizations nationwide that workers they depend on might be shut out.

Wednesday January 24, 2007
Religion in the Workplace:
A former executive of an Irvine car wax manufacturer alleges in a lawsuit that the company fired him because he had not pursued “a Christian lifestyle” and was not on fire for Jesus.

Friday January 19, 2007
Religion in the Workplace:
British Airways PLC said Friday that it had overturned a dress code rule that had barred employees from wearing visible religious symbols.

Wednesday December 20, 2006
Religion in the Workplace:
A second airline is embroiled in a religious row after a stewardess decided to take bmi to an employment tribunal because it refused to allow her to carry a Bible on flights to Saudi Arabia.

Tuesday December 5, 2006
Religion in the Workplace:
Willie Walsh issued a defiant message in the face of a torrent of criticism from Archbishops and Cabinet Ministers over its ban on staff wearing the cross.

Monday November 27, 2006
Religion in the Workplace:
Neil Robertson, BA’s People Director, told staff in an email two weeks ago of his plans to leave BA at the end of January after a 30-year career.

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