Wrong Answers To Employment Discrimination Test
I was taking this e-learning thingy at work and I there were questions somewhat as follows:
1. If an employee wears a cross on a neck, it should be:
a. it’s okay to wear a cross to work
b. it’s not okay to wear a cross to work
2. If an Islamic woman is wearing a religious clothing to work around her head, she should:
a. take if off
b. keep it on due to her religious regulations
I answered questions number one as “a” and it said ‘wrong, a religious symbol such as a christian cross may offend someone at work or a customer alike”,
so I answered to the second question “a”, since religious symbolism is not allowed at work, and it said “wrong, racial discrimination is not allowed at work place, therefore an Islamic woman can have her head covered at work in avoidance of discrimination towards her religious beliefs”.
I was shocked. As far as I know, and what the History tells, America is known to be a Christian country. Also, would you ever see someone wear cross in Iraq?
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I’m a bit confused cause you can’t wear a cross at work cause someone might get offended but a woman can wear religious clothing at work cause racial discrimination is not allowed? Isn’t a religious clothing have something to do with religion and not race? Where did you get this?
The cross necklace is a religious symbol, therefore to be asked to remove it because some customers might be offended is religious discrimination. Unless it’s for safety reasons because it might get caught in machinery, you do NOT have to remove it.
The religious clothing quesiton flat out states “religious clothing” so how in the hell do they get racial discrimination out of it? Islam is a religon, not a race. For crying out loud!
Who in the hell was giving this eTraining? What a crock of crap.
America being a Christian country has NOTHING to do with it. There are state and federal laws that make religious discrimination ILLEGAL.
Religious Accommodation/Dress & Grooming Policies
Unless it would be an undue hardship on the employer’s operation of its business, an employer must reasonably accommodate an employee’s religious beliefs or practices. This applies not only to schedule changes or leave for religious observances, but also to such things as dress or grooming practices that an employee has for religious reasons. These might include, for example, wearing particular head coverings or other religious dress (such as a Jewish yarmulke or a Muslim headscarf), or wearing certain hairstyles or facial hair (such as Rastafarian dreadlocks or Sikh uncut hair and beard). It also includes an employee’s observance of a religious prohibition against wearing certain garments (such as pants or miniskirts).
When an employee or applicant needs a dress or grooming accommodation for religious reasons, he should notify the employer that he needs such an accommodation for religious reasons. If the employer reasonably needs more information, the employer and the employee should engage in an interactive process to discuss the request. If it would not pose an undue hardship, the employer must grant the accommodation. http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/religion.cfm