A store manager has been threatened since he refused to work for a temporary worker because she wore a veil. The boss, accused of discriminatory practices, has since received death threats on social networks.
If the law authorizes the wearing of a sign, such as the cross or religious clothing in the workplace, their prohibition is possible if the employee is in contact with customers. This must be mentioned in the company's regulations. Since August 8, 2016, the internal regulations may contain "a neutrality clause, particularly with regard to the expression of religious beliefs (...) which may justify the ban on wearing religious outfits or symbols” In the private sector “the rule is freedom”, summarizes Lauren Bakir, doctor of public law and research engineer at the CNRS. In 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that ‘the ban on. wearing any visible form of expression of political, philosophical or religious beliefs in the. workplace may be justified by the employer's need to present yourself in a neutral manner towards customers or to prevent social conflicts’