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Re: M&S tells Muslim staff they CAN refuse to serve customers buying alcohol or pork
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Originally Posted by Pierre
Many Catholics still may object to it, whatever the pope says.
Anyway it was a hypothetical question, aimed at whether the same criteria would be applied to other religions that had belief based objections or whether Islam was a special case.
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It's not a special case for Islam - as posted on the first page of this thread, from a link to the Telegraph.
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An M&S spokesperson told the Telegraph: “We recognise that some of our employees practise religions that restrict the food or drink they can handle, or that mean they cannot work at certain times.
“M&S promotes an environment free from discrimination and so, where specific requests are made, we will always make reasonable adjustments to accommodate them, whilst ensuring high levels of customer service.”
The spokesperson said their 700 stores operated on a policy of tolerance, which was nonetheless applied on a case-by-case basis. He said it included allowing Christians not to work Sundays and Jews the same for Saturdays, for instance.
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