5 minutes agoCop's employee resigns after not wearing his headscarf
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)According to the clothing regulations that apply in Coop, head covering is forbidden for staff to contact customers. No exceptions are made, as an old employee of this company has now discovered, broadcasts albinfo.ch. The woman who worked part-time in contact with customers in the ark feels discriminated against [...]
“In Cope told me: either go to work or wear the headscarf”, the Swiss says in “20 Minn”. She accuses her employer of discrimination: “Coop is praised for promoting inclusion and integration. But the veil ban proves otherwise”.
Other retail companies, such as Aldy and Lidl, do not stop wearing headscarves. In Lidl, for example, men are also allowed to wear turbans. In Migros, regulations vary from region to region: In Syrith, wearing the headscarf is allowed even when in contact with customers, sends albinfo.ch. But this is not allowed in Basel, eastern Switzerland, Aragau, Bern and Soloothurn.
Coop has confirmed the incident for the paper, but has dismissed the charge: if employees insist on carrying the headscarf on the job, they will seek a solution together, for example, a job where clothing rules allow headscarves for example in administration, production or logistics.
However, in the case of the mother of three children, this apparently did not work. She says: “I stressed that I would like to stay in Cope, but that there was no adequate solution”. So she left.
Wage ban during work is legally allowed
The Denner company also prohibits sales staff from wearing headscarves. Being a private employer, neither Denner nor Coopus violates religious freedom in this way, writes labour attorney Dayana Berényi Camm at “20 minn”.
The headscarf ban may also be allowed if wearing the headscarf has a marked negative effect on contact with customers, broadcasts albinfo.ch. However, employers may happen to violate workers' personal rights on individual occasions.
