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andrewducker) wrote2005-07-27 09:06 am
andrewducker) wrote2005-07-27 09:06 am
Days Off?
Not sure how I feel about this. A Christian lost his court case where he claims he was sacked for refusing to work Sundays. His employers moved to a 7-days shift system and required people to work every day of the week (I assume week on/week off).
On the one hand, if they're discriminating equally against Christians, Muslims, Jews, etc. then it's hard to say that they're practising religious discrimination. And it's not like I actually agree that there's any _rational_ reason for not working on a Sunday.
I suspect I'm feeling the left-over twinge from when working on a Sunday used to be extremely rare. If, after all, a sect sprang up that forbade working on Wednesdays I wouldn't expect employers to automatically give people the Wednesday off. And it's not like we're actually a Christian country any more - church attendance is down to 7.5%.
Dammit, it's my Englishness coming to the fore. Must...suppress....
On the one hand, if they're discriminating equally against Christians, Muslims, Jews, etc. then it's hard to say that they're practising religious discrimination. And it's not like I actually agree that there's any _rational_ reason for not working on a Sunday.
I suspect I'm feeling the left-over twinge from when working on a Sunday used to be extremely rare. If, after all, a sect sprang up that forbade working on Wednesdays I wouldn't expect employers to automatically give people the Wednesday off. And it's not like we're actually a Christian country any more - church attendance is down to 7.5%.
Dammit, it's my Englishness coming to the fore. Must...suppress....
Re: Business
Which is where things like human right's legislation, unions and having useful skills comes in.
My employers treat most staff well - but that's because they think that doing so makes us work better and is more cost-effective in the long run. People with utterly replaceable skills and no union are obviously not in the same position.