Airline can order employee to cover cross necklace, British court rules

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London, Jan 11, 2008 / 05:02 am (CNA).- A British Airways employee who sued her employer after it required her to cover up a cross necklace while she worked has lost her religious discrimination lawsuit, WorldNetDaily reports.

Nadia Eweida, a check-in worker at Heathrow Airport and a Coptic Christian, was sent home after refusing to remove the cross necklace. British Airways said the necklace was a violation of the company’s dress code.

Eweida charged her employer with religious discrimination, saying that the company allowed religious employees like those adhering to Islam or Hinduism to wear faith-related clothing, jewelry, religious markings, or other items.

News source: catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=11413
 
This a strange story.
British Airways:
Our current policy allows symbols of faith to be worn openly and has been developed with multi-faith groups and our staff.

“Our current policy allows symbols of faith to be worn openly and has been developed with multi-faith groups and our staff.
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Granted, Christian women are not required by their faith to wear a cross pendant, but doing so is hardly extreme.
 
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