More British madness: how is it racial discrimination to require a man not to walk off his job at odd hours? From the BBC, with thanks to Twostellas:
An appeals body has allowed a challenge by Mohamed Loke, from Aston in Birmingham, to an earlier employment tribunal’s rejection of his claim.
He claimed he was not allowed to pray at his local mosque while he worked at Calthorpe Special School in 2003….
Mr Loke told the earlier hearing he believed he was racially discriminated against because it was every male Muslim’s duty to attend Friday prayers.
Calthorpe School caters for children with severe and profound learning difficulties.
The school claimed that on 9 June, 2003, Mr Loke was responsible for one-on-one care for a pupil and was told he could not attend prayers, but did anyway.