Veil row employee appeal to be heard

An appeal by the Muslim classroom assistant sacked for refusing to take off her veil during lessons has now begun.

As Workplace Law previously reported, Aishah Azmi was suspended when she declined to remove her veil for work at Headfield Church of England School, in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. She said she was willing to remove her veil in front of children but only if male colleagues were not present.

Azmi's claim was brought as a test case against Kirklees Council under religious discri... (137 more words)

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