Actually, they were first suspended. Now, they’re fired.
A local Seattle radio station put up a question on Facebook this morning asking what everyone thought of this. Much to my surprise (and delight), the vast majority sided with Hertz! The consensus was that you shouldn’t be paid if you’re taking time out of your day to pray and NOT do your job. It’s a glimmer of hope that there ARE truly sane people up here.
I’m a little confused about this prayers and breaks business.
Aren’t breaks from work mandated (10 minutes every 2 hours seems standard)? And if someone wants to pray during that break, it should be fine. What’s the contention over these breaks at Hertz? Are the Muzzies demanding special times for breaks? Are they demanding more than the usual number of breaks everybody else gets? Do the prayers take longer than the standard 10 minute break?
If they’re supposed to clock out and in, that suggests these are not “standard breaks,” but approved leaves from work. If the employee won’t clock out/in when that’s the standard policy with the company, then screw ‘em, they’re attempting to defraud the company for unjust wages.