Heathrow airport worker sacked for wearing a nose stud

A Heathrow airport worker has been dismissed from her job after refusing to take out a nose stud when asked to by her manager.

Amrit Lalji, 40, who works for caterers Eurest at the international airport, said she wore the tiny piercing as a mark of her Hindu faith.

After being allowed to wear the stud for a year, a manger complained and she was told to remove it. She refused and told her employers she wouldn’t return to work.

A statement by Eurest said: 

"Lalji had been ad... (317 more words)

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