Belgium: Proposal to allow Muslims religious vacation days
Every Muslim employee would be able to choose a number of holidays, that is the wish of the umbrella organization of several dozen Muslim organizations.
The proposal of the umbrella organization comes one day before Eid al-Adha. Most Muslims are then obligated to take a day off from work, but that doesn't always succeed.
Youssed Souissi from the Association for the Development and Emancipation of Muslims (Vereniging voor Ontwikkeling en Emancipatie van Moslims): "We simply want that Muslims could have their holidays without the fuss of doctor's certificates, family leave or tolerated absences."
"Most company heads do realize the importance of Eid al-Adha for their employees. They then gladly allow leave. We deeply advise Muslims against coming with a doctor's letter, that would be a wrong signal."
The proposal says that if a Muslims takes Eid al-Adha as a holiday, he or she would work regularly on, for example, Whit Monday.
Source: GvA (Dutch), h/t NRP
Every Muslim employee would be able to choose a number of holidays, that is the wish of the umbrella organization of several dozen Muslim organizations.
The proposal of the umbrella organization comes one day before Eid al-Adha. Most Muslims are then obligated to take a day off from work, but that doesn't always succeed.
Youssed Souissi from the Association for the Development and Emancipation of Muslims (Vereniging voor Ontwikkeling en Emancipatie van Moslims): "We simply want that Muslims could have their holidays without the fuss of doctor's certificates, family leave or tolerated absences."
"Most company heads do realize the importance of Eid al-Adha for their employees. They then gladly allow leave. We deeply advise Muslims against coming with a doctor's letter, that would be a wrong signal."
The proposal says that if a Muslims takes Eid al-Adha as a holiday, he or she would work regularly on, for example, Whit Monday.
Source: GvA (Dutch), h/t NRP
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