Marks & Spencer's policy applies to Muslim staff in more than 700 stores Marks & Spencer has told Muslim staff they can refuse to serve shoppers buying alcohol or pork, it has been revealed. The chain has granted checkout workers in more than 700 stores permission to politely decline to serve customers for religious reasons. Instead, shoppers are being asked to wait to pay for certain items at a different till. Policy: Marks & Spencer has told Muslim staff they can refuse to serve shoppers buying alcohol or pork
Wait: Instead, shoppers are being asked to wait to pay for goods like alcohol at a different till (file picture)
Decision: The chain said the policy of tolerance acknowledges the beliefs of other religious workers Meanwhile, Asda bosses have chosen not to allow Muslims who object to handling alcohol to serve customers on checkouts. And Tesco agreed it 'would make no sense' to employ staff on a till who refused to touch specific items - but said it treats each case individually, with no specific policy in place. Last week, shoppers buying alcoholic drinks for Christmas at a M&S store in central London were asked by a Muslim checkout worker to wait to be served by another member of staff. One customer - who wishes to remain unnamed - told the newspaper she was 'taken aback' by the worker's request. Contrast: However, Sainsbury's has issued guidelines stating that all staff members must be treated 'fairly' 'I had one bottle of champagne, and the lady - who was wearing a headscarf - was very apologetic but said she could not [size=1.2em]serve me,' said the customer. 'She told me to wait until another member of staff was available.' A M&S spokesman said the policy of tolerance acknowledges the beliefs of other religious workers, including Christians and Jews. He added that the major retailer strives to promote 'an environment free from discrimination'. In October this year, two Muslim workers won a discrimination case against Tesco after their bosses kept their prayer room locked. 'No sense': Meanwhile, Tesco said it 'would make no sense' to employ staff who refused to touch specific items Abdirisak Aden and Mahamed Hasan, both aged 27, were among a number of devout Muslim employees at the supermarket who had lobbied for a prayer room since 2006. In 2008, managers agreed to set aside a security office at the distribution depot in Crick, Northamptonshire, as a prayer room for Muslims. But four years later, bosses set new restrictions on the use of the room which included keeping it locked when it was not in use. Following an employment tribunal, Tesco was guilty of indirect discrimination - with the men awarded an undisclosed sum for ‘injury to their feelings’. |
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taikor posted on 22-12-2013 09:04 PM
muslim tidak dibenarkan mengambil (consume) arak. mengapa tidak boleh kendalikan penjualan arak dlm ...
taikor posted on 22-12-2013 09:04 PM
muslim tidak dibenarkan mengambil (consume) arak. mengapa tidak boleh kendalikan penjualan arak dlm ...
gogo2 posted on 23-12-2013 03:11 PM
Zaid Ibrahim tak puas hati. Anak Mahathir pun tak puas hati. Ko pehal?
taikor posted on 22-12-2013 01:04 AM
muslim tidak dibenarkan mengambil (consume) arak. mengapa tidak boleh kendalikan penjualan arak dlm ...
zorrro_03 posted on 23-12-2013 03:26 PM
Puak2 ketuan humno celaka, ketuanan san muguel, ketuanan rasuah dan pelahap arak dan babee boleh ...
Bedah.Cun posted on 23-12-2013 03:37 PM
Syafie school punye jurisprudence views: haram pegang botol arak walaupun yang dah kosong
Mala ...
taikor posted on 22-12-2013 08:13 PM
Thanks for info... baru tau ada variasi jurisprudence Islam.
I suka tengok Putera ni angkat bot ...
Bedah.Cun posted on 23-12-2013 04:19 PM
So, kalau kau nak kawin dengan pempuan Melayu, jangan kawin dengan yang public neh. Kau kawin deng ...
taikor posted on 22-12-2013 08:30 PM
Sesiapa yg kerja kat Saudi akan tahu warga Saudi will cross the border ke Bahrain minum arak in br ...
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