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Managing workplace religious expression within the legal constraints
Hambler, Andrew
Hambler, Andrew
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2016-04-04
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider in broad terms how employers may respond to different forms of religious expression by employees in the workplace, within the discretion afforded to them by law. Design/methodology/approach – Through a discussion of relevant legislation and case law, and a review of relevant literature, it seeks to identify the legal constraints within which employers must operate when determining policy and practice in this area and gives consideration to how they should respond. Findings – It is observed that employers enjoy considerable freedom either to impose restrictions or to encourage religious expression. Originality/value – The paper considers some of the over-arching principled arguments both for and against encouraging religious freedom at work, whilst concluding that support for religious expression may be the better option, not least for the positive benefits for employee well-being, commitment and engagement which, it is argued, may result.
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Hambler, A. (2016) 'Managing workplace religious expression within the legal constraints', Employee Relations, 38 (3) pp. 406-419 doi: 10.1108/ER-03-2015-0054
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0142-5455