Companies are allowed to ban Muslim staff from wearing headscarves as long as the rules are part of a general prohibition on political, philosophical or religious symbols in the workplace, according to an opinion from the European Court of Justice.
The case stems from a complaint by Samira Achbita, a Muslim woman who was fired by the Belgian division of security company G4S, for wearing a headscarf to work. Ms Achbita sued G4S in Belgium, where the courts referred the question of whether such bans were legal under EU rules to the ECJ.
I don't even like religions but if they want to wear a hijab/headscarf, they should be able to. As long as they are not interfering, don't see why it should be banned.
Islam is generally a religion which needs to be banned. I'm not saying that muslims are bad, of course not, I just think that a religion which commands women to hide themselves or fight against the unbelievers is an abomination. Not to mention the countless gays they throw off the roofs just because they think it's against allah, or the innumerable women which are sold and raped.
It's a religion which imposes it's lifestyle and way of thinking. I have also watched some videos of imams trying to prove that earth is flat or claiming that women should never refuse to have sex with their husbands. Disgusting.
Edit: if some people want to wear headscarves it's okay as long as they do it because they want to and not due to religious oppression
i hate the idea of policing what someone can wear, i think the courts are wasting their time with these types of issues. i don't think there needs to be a ban on hijabs etc, in the workplace. people should be concerned with their work and not a piece of fabric.
Islam is generally a religion which needs to be banned. I'm not saying that muslims are bad, of course not, I just think that a religion which commands women to hide themselves or fight against the unbelievers is an abomination. Not to mention the countless gays they throw off the roofs just because they think it's against allah, or the innumerable women which are sold and raped.
It's a religion which imposes it's lifestyle and way of thinking. I have also watched some videos of imams trying to prove that earth is flat or claiming that women should never refuse to have sex with their husbands. Disgusting.
Edit: if some people want to wear headscarves it's okay as long as they do it because they want to and not due to religious oppression
As an ex-muslim I say yes to all of this, and No PC sjw liberal can convince me otherwise.
Nay. I'm openly critical of Islam (and all religion) but the hijab is pretty harmless and should come under freedom of religion, even in a private organisation. The burqa or niqab however, I definitely support companies being allowed to ban them.
i hate the idea of policing what someone can wear, i think the courts are wasting their time with these types of issues. i don't think there needs to be a ban on hijabs etc, in the workplace. people should be concerned with their work and not a piece of fabric.
Islam is telling women what to wear to start with, so I don't see your point.
If it's a private organization, yes. They should have the constitutional right to.
I will actually defend Muslims here. To women, in islam it's an informal way of showing modesty and keeping their beauty only for their husbands which is fair enough to me. Not letting them wear hijabs at work, which is a public place kinda defeats the point.
Several Muslim countries have dress codes they expect foreigners and tourists to follow, so they should also follow dress codes when they come to Europe.
Burqa and Niqab are worse. The hijab is the least. I have my opinion of it and religions in general, but I think the Hijab is way less of a problem than the Burqa and Niqab or what they're called.