Posted on 01/06/2018 9:59:42 AM PST by Olog-hai
A uniform policy by Scandinavian airline SAS banning staff who deal directly with customers from wearing religious symbols like headscarves does not breach anti-discrimination laws, Sweden’s Discrimination Ombudsman (DO) has judged.
The policy first made headlines in April 2017, when a woman who had gone through the interview process for a job with the company was told she would not be allowed to wear a headscarf if she took the position.
Aye Alhassani told The Local at the time that she thought it would have been better if the company told her about the policy at the start of the interview process. […]
The DO referred to a European Court of Justice ruling from March 2017 in its judgment. That ruling said that companies can ask employees who have contact with customers not to express their religious beliefs through, for example, clothing, and that doing so would not breach anti-discrimination law if it is done with the goal of showing political, philosophical or religious neutrality to customers.
There is the condition, however, that the policy is carried out in a neutral and consistent way, and measures taken against employees are proportional. …
(Excerpt) Read more at thelocal.se ...
Well, if they’re muslims, they’d have to serve liquor too.
Macys in Chicago hired a TON of Muslim women 8 yrs ago working in the WOMEN'S FASHION AREAS!! LOL!!
Good for SAS. Surprising too, considering the amount of caving in to Islam that goes on in that part of the world.
Should have been: SAS Airlines.
Well, the acronym stands for “Scandinavian Airlines System”.
“Airline” is in the blood.
Like airline, like country. I wouldn’t fly SAS for any reason whatsoever.
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