Cable Forum - View Single Post - M&S tells Muslim staff they CAN refuse to serve customers buying alcohol or pork

**Damien** · 23-12-2013, 07:50

It doesn't look like they're backtracking to me. It looks like it was a mistake and the story has been misinterpreted. It seems that if a member of staff has a religious issue such as working Saturdays if they're Jewish or handling pork if they're Muslim then M&S will give them either hours or roles that prevent them from infringing their religious beliefs. So M&S wouldn't make Muslim staff serve alcohol or pork but they wouldn't then put them on the till to refuse customers but will instead move them to a department where the issue won't crop up...

23-12-2013, 07:50	#35
Damien Remoaner Cable Forum Mod Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 32,942	Re: M&S tells Muslim staff they CAN refuse to serve customers buying alcohol or pork It doesn't look like they're backtracking to me. It looks like it was a mistake and the story has been misinterpreted. It seems that if a member of staff has a religious issue such as working Saturdays if they're Jewish or handling pork if they're Muslim then M&S will give them either hours or roles that prevent them from infringing their religious beliefs. So M&S wouldn't make Muslim staff serve alcohol or pork but they wouldn't then put them on the till to refuse customers but will instead move them to a department where the issue won't crop up...