Posted on 12/21/2005 8:37:50 PM PST by blam
Muslim loses wine discrimination claim
(Filed: 22/12/2005)
A Muslim salesman who took offence when his company, Direct Line Insurance, offered alcohol as an incentive lost a claim yesterday for religious discrimination.
Imran Khan, 25, from Bristol, had claimed at an employment tribunal that the bottles of wine on offer put him at a disadvantage because, as a Muslim, he could not drink alcohol and could not claim the prizes.
British-born Mr Khan sought damages for "hurt feelings" but the panel chairman, Clive Toomer, rejected his claim. He said a teetotal non-Muslim would have been in the same position.
Louise Cummings, the team leader, said she introduced the incentives to "improve staff morale and performance". She added: "If I had realised that I had hurt anyone's feelings, then I would have taken steps to rectify that." A Muslim colleague exchanged his wine for gift vouchers, the tribunal heard.
Don't you mean "whine"?
British-born Muslims have "Magnificent 19" annual celebrations of the 9/11 terrorists.
The first time one of these frivolous "hurt feelings" suits actually wins something, I'm getting in line.
Whaaa Whaaa Whaaa
I dont like your gift. Jihad!
Poor - Poor - Pitiful - Me. . . Just because he was too stupid to come up with the idea to exchange the wine for a different prize.
Too bad the incentive gift wasn't a nice ham. With a grand prize drawing for a big dog.
This was an attempt to win a settlement.
1945: "Stiff upper lip"
2005: "Quivering upper lip."
Direct Line Insurance needs to offer tasty hams next year as incentives to their workers.
That was my first thought, too!
Puhlease...
I guess he was too stupid to realize that he could just turn around and sell the wine or eBay.CO.UK it.
Filing lawsuits IS the new jihad.
Well, actually, he can't.
Perhaps you missed the part where he's a Muslim?
Can't own it, most certainly can't sell it.
Immortal soul, hell, all that jazz.
God,what a jerk.
Sober alcoholics should sue also---for "hurt" feelings.
I thought Muslims just couldn't consume it. My bad!
The boys from Your Black Muslim Bakery in Oakland, CA are trying to pass that message on to Arab Muslims in their territory.
Better tell it to all the Yemeni and Bahrain Arabs that sell to vacationing Saudis, Kuwaitis, et al, too.
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