| Author (Corporate) | European Court of Justice: Press and Information Division |
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| Series Title | Press Release |
| Series Details | No.54, 2016 (31.05.16) |
| Publication Date | 31/05/2016 |
| Content Type | News |
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Advocate General Juliane Kokott issued her Opinion on the 31 May 2016 in ECJ Case C-157/15 Samira Achbita and Centrum voor gelijkheid van kansen en voor racismebestrijding v G4S Secure Solutions NV. She suggested that a ban on staff wearing headscarves in companies may be admissible. If the ban is based on a general company rule which prohibits political, philosophical and religious symbols from being worn visibly in the workplace, such a ban may be justified if it enables the employer to pursue the legitimate policy of ensuring religious and ideological neutrality. The case was referred for a preliminary ruling of the European Court of Justice by a Belgiam court after a complaint from a Muslim woman in Belgium who was fired for wearing a headscarf. A judgement in the case was expected later in 2016. |
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| Source Link | http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2016-05/cp160054en.pdf |
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| Subject Categories | Law, Politics and International Relations, Values and Beliefs |
| Countries / Regions | Belgium, Europe |
