The Quiet Man has also commented upon this idiocy.
As a secular business we have an inclusive policy that welcomes all religious beliefs, whether across our customer or employee base… We apologise that this policy was not followed in the case reported.
Sigh… As a secular business, it should not be “accommodating” peoples’ absurd beliefs because they should not be bringing those beliefs into the workplace. Staff employed to serve people should serve them as their job dictates, not deciding that they cannot handle certain products because their imaginary friend or murdering, violent paedophile prophet says so. If it’s a problem for them, don’t apply for a job in retail. It is not the place of someone serving at a checkout to decide what the customer may buy – the customer, who is paying their salary, has every right to expect that whatever they buy will be handled in a professional manner by the person working at the till.
But speaking to Radio 5 live’s On The Money programme on Sunday, Andy Street, managing director of John Lewis, said the company did not have a similar policy, and questioned whether members of staff should have the right to refuse to serve customers.
“This is taking it one stage beyond common sense,” he told the programme.
Too bloody right!
Expect condemnation of “unacceptable” behaviour or “causing offence” from the moronic twitter mob later, eh?
Update: Well, well, well… Looks like there is some backbone in this country after all…
XX As a secular business we have an inclusive policy that welcomes all religious beliefs, whether across our customer or employee base..XX
Aye?
Well, it is MY religious belief that I must eat pork anf drink beer. So where does MY religious belief get welcomed in Marx and sphincter?
Any way, I do not want Moslem scum handling my food. We saw a few years back how adverse they are to washing their hands after having a shit, and THAT was doctors and nurses in hospitals!
Just move the staff concerned to the Guns & Explosives department…
Job done!