What Employers Do When Appearance Requirements Conflict With Employees’ Religion

What Employers Should Do When Appearance Requirements Conflict With Employees’ Religious Requirements
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What Employers Should Do When Appearance Requirements Conflict With Employees’ Religious Requirements
While resolving workplace conflicts, employers should frame the issues at hand appropriately by considering the long-term impacts of their actions. This is because their decisions can improve the employees’ morale by affirming an inclusive culture or imply that their religion is merely tolerated. Eventually, this can invite litigation (Cavico et al., 2013).
Appearance Requirements
The appearance and accommodation policies do not refute grooming regulations per se, as long as the guidelines do not portray a disparate impact on employees with religious beliefs, which need a specific dressing style or hairstyle. However, the policies expect an employer to be aware that a religious accommodation is required ...