M&S tells Muslim staff they CAN refuse to serve customers buying alcohol or pork

[Kabaal]

Most Muslim's would probably go ahead and put it through the checkout anyway, this will just be M&S covering their backs in case anyone tries to make a few quid out of them in court in the future.

Originally Posted by Kabaal

Most Muslim's would probably go ahead and put it through the checkout anyway, this will just be M&S covering their backs in case anyone tries to make a few quid out of them in court in the future.

so we should really worry about the ones that wont

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by Gary L

This is just a ploy by M&S to get loads of people to go in and buy loads of pork and alcohol.

But a couple of things.
M&S have kept the existing race war going. if there wasn't one, then they've started one.
they've raised peoples awareness of being selective as to which race/religion/skin colour serves them.

so you're in the queue with some pork and alcohol. does the white person have to come over and take over? or is it just that the white person comes over to physically handle the products?

Good Old Britain. never lets you down.

Can you only be muslim if you are not white ??

I add no idea that religious beliefs are based on your colour

[Jimmy-J]

M&S will reverse this idea once they start to lose money.

[Gary L]

Originally Posted by Sirius

Can you only be muslim if you are not white ??

I add no idea that religious beliefs are based on your colour

You can be a Muslim if you're not white, yes. I'm white and I'm a Muslim.

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by Gary L

You can be a Muslim if you're not white, yes. I'm white and I'm a Muslim.

Only on your census form Gary.

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Originally Posted by Rob

If I encountered such a refusal to serve me they'd find me abandoning all my shopping on the counter. I wouldn't be waiting for someone else to put themselves out to come and serve me.

The better idea would be for the shop to move such people to non public facing roles, such as warehouse / shelf filling, if they can't do the checkout job.

I'd do the same

[v0id]

Are non Islam folk going to get a pay rise for having to do the extra work?

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by Hom3r

This is off topic but a similar story.

You try and find any Harry Potter stuff in The Entertainer, apparently the owner is relegious and won't it because its wizardry.

But he sells Star Wars stuff (which could be describe a wizardy), and toy guns and swords.

Total double standards, that why I will not shop there.

But as to M&S they are struggling and come out with this BS, and you can find all stuff cheaper elsewhere.

You couldn't describe them as being human and from this planet though, that's if the owner even considered it. I wonder if his shops sell witches outfits at Halloween?

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Originally Posted by v0id

Are non Islam folk going to get a pay rise for having to do the extra work?

I don't think I'd be happy to spend all that time queuing only to be refused, there may well be a scene

So how are customers meant to know which checkouts are operated by Muslims ? I'm sorry i'm usually quite tolerant of these types of ideas but this one is the most stupid idea in the history of stupid ideas .It will actually encourage racism and bigotry

[Gary L]

Originally Posted by martyh

It will actually encourage racism and bigotry

You never know. that might be the idea.

[Pierre]

thin end of the wedge.

Theoretically could a catholic refuse to sell condoms, if M&S sell condoms that is.

And all the other religious exemptions that there are out there.

[Jimmy-J]

I can't stand any type of religion, especially the type that gets in the way of me having a bloody good Christmas!

If this is a sign of the insanity of the people running M&S, then its no wonder its going downhill financially. Complete muppets.

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by TheDaddy

Only on your census form Gary.

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I'd do the same

Same here

Well they operate shops which means we can all easily show our view on this by taking our custom elsewhere plenty of cheaper alternatives. Personally I think if you apply for a job at a shop or supermarket you shouldn't get to pick or choose the aspect of the job you will or won't do and anything that might affect your ability to serve the public gets left at the door start of your shift. Has to be remembered of course that so far this is a managerial dictate we don't know if any Islamic staff have made an issue out of this. If this is a sign of things to come though this country is in even bigger trouble then many of us thought it already was.