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    European Court allows employers to ban headscarves

    European Court allows employers to ban headscarves
    Written by NewsBytes Desk
    Mar 14, 2017, 05:57 pm 2 min read
    European Court allows employers to ban headscarves

    In a landmark-ruling overseeing 2 cases of alleged employee discrimination, the European Court of Justice has ruled that companies are allowed to have rules prohibiting the display of religious symbols. The court however, ruled that companies cannot dismiss employees for sporting religious-symbols unless they formulate such internal policies. The court was giving a joint-judgement on the cases of two women, in France and Belgium.

    The court's reasoning

    The ECJ stated that "an internal rule of an undertaking which prohibits the visible wearing of any political, philosophical or religious sign does not constitute direct discrimination," as the rule applies uniformly to all employees of all religions, compelling employees to dress neutrally.

    Samira Achbita, G4S Belgium

    The first case concerned Samira Achbita who worked for G4S, Belgium. Achbita was fired in 2006 for refusing to remove her headscarf, which went against the company's internal policy of prohibiting religious symbolism at work. The court said G4S' rule "treats all employees to the undertaking in the same way and without any differentiation," and hence her claim could not constitute discrimination.

    Asma Bougnaoui, Micropole France

    In the second case, Asma Bougnaoui was fired from Micropole after one of their customers complained of being embarrassed when Bougnaoui made a presentation wearing a headscarf. The court said Bougnaoui suffered discrimination, saying she was "professionally competent and that an employer appeasing a customer's prejudiced sentiments "cannot be considered a genuine and determining occupational requirement." A French court will rule on the case.

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