Bare elbows hospital policy is justified, rules CCMA in Muslim employee challenge
If the employee's request was allowed, they would have to fork out about R53m for disposable sleeves for all Muslim employees
26 September 2022 - 20:26
A pharmacist at a Durban hospital has failed in her bid to have a “bare elbows” policy declared discriminatory because it bars her from wearing full Islamic dress and from practising her religion...
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