Muslim-Friendly Workplaces On The Rise Out Of Fear Of Lawsuits

I doubt an company can legally command you not to pray during your own free time when you're on a break. That this is a demand in a contract, doesn't mean a thing. I mean, what if the contract says that the employee must run through every red light to make it's delivery on time. I mean, it still would be illegal to do so.... because a company doesn't make the law. Your government does that.

 

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Like I said, you missed the point. Businesses do not operate on one's personal schedule, no matter how holy or sacred the person believes it to be. Hospitals, cater to the needs of their patents, not the employee. If a person feels they cannot work on Sundays when their job requires them to do so, they should seek employment that allows for that. Not all muslims follow the strict prayer codes least we have planes crashing because the cockpit crew was on prayer break.

 

The 1st one is at the crack of dawn, 2nd one around 2 hrs later, IIRC...and it totals 6 for the day.

Hey, if the Muslim employees can make their entitled breaks work for them to be payer time and not expect employer to allow them another break as their 'regular' break....fine - but it's stupid b/c if the employer allows that, within time they'll expect more. But they also have to have their 'prayer' room, unless they think they can use the break room, which isn't fair to other employees, who also use it.......

You just don't get it, do you? Allowing certain employees to practice their religious rituals during working hours does NOT benefit the company and can cause a hostile environment w/it's non-Muslim employees....it's downright stupid to even think of allowing certain employees certain privileges that are not offered to other employees on an even scale that would be pertaining to their personal lifestyle, rituals, also brought into the company, that would make it fair to all....and that is called DISCRIMINATION. The owner of the company is running a profitable BUSINESS....or at least is trying to, not a mosque!

Religion and politics has no purpose in a company that is not based on such......have you ever had a job?

 

I believe the West should "follow through" on making it both legal and socially acceptable for women to go around as nude as men, in public venues.

 

Good gawd....now you're comparing blowing thru red lights to prayer in the worksite.....

Ok, I guess Muhammad could go into the men's restroom to lay on his prayer mat...but if he's told he can't do that by management, then he can't do that. Sure, government makes laws, companies make their rules and regulations.....don't like it? Then don't work there.

Ok, Notme, let's put it this way.....if companies are going to allow Muslims to have their prayer ritual on the work site, then if any of their employees - new or had been there for awhile - got into practicing witchcraft, which they consider their 'religion' and had a daily, all-day ritual to follow and it was very important to them to show their dedication to Satan and instead of having a prayer rug, which the Muslims are allowed to have on the work site, the witchcrafter(s) have their pix of Satan at work.....

Get the pix yet? If a company does it for one group, they have to do it for the others........

 

Well, you've offended me now. Apparently my sensitivities mean nothing to you--just your own. I was hospitalized twice because of it.

 

have you decided to define "black blood" for the website yet? since YOU made the term up, clearly YOU should be able to define for all of us what "black blood" is right? you racist

 

a medical condition and skin color are not the same... nobody may know you have a medical condition to judge it, however my skin color is not something I can hide from others, and in this case, a user on this website is judging the merits of what I say based on my skin color... would I be able to look at you any given day, and determine you have a smoke allergy/sensitivity to judge the merits of what you say to me? no... so while I can empathize with your medical condition as I have some of my own, its just not the same as judging someone based on skin color... however I fully support the americans with disabilities act so people can NOT discriminate against you or I with our medical conditions, because I don't think we should be discriminated against on our medical situations, however skin color is not a medical disability one can be cured or in cases where it can not, manage it without others even knowing it exists... I can't hide my skin color, ever...

 

Its not about me. Its about male Indian associates in IT not sitting with other IT guys. It's not obsession. Its observation. Its HR. One part of an internal corporate agency is managing Associate Engagement, so I get paid to understand and ponder why they're not engaging and intermingling with other associates the way other races do. It's a hot button issue we're looking to solve. It could quite possibly be cultural, but being up front and asking them could get tricky. So your attempt at insulting me by name calling(petty and immature), is me getting paid. But nice try in the trolling dept. /golf clap How old are you? 13?

ANd its not a lunch room, it's a cafe....like Google and other large corporations have.

But since you think you're so smart, why do you think they're not being as friendly as other associates and intermingling? We don't treat them any differently, but they're not socializing outside their group. Why?