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Religious Practices in the Workplace
The BBC's Sunday programme, made reference to a new report by the Institute of Business Ethics in UK by Simon Webley about faith practices in the workplace. The article used Manchester Airport as a case study and interviewed their multi-faith chaplaincy.
According to the Author:
Religion or personal faith and the way it is expressed in public can generate strong emotions and opinions. The workplace is not exempt from this.
This IBE Paper reviews a number of ethical issues that arise in companies and other organisations when employees wish to pursue practices that express their religious convictions while at work.
The term ‘religious practices’ in the title, refers to the ways that faith and belief are communicated. Definitions of faith and belief, at least for legal purposes, are still evolving (see the end of Chapter 1). The paper explores situations where religious beliefs and practices impact the day-to-day operations of businesses and other organisations.
The topic has relevance for those involved with corporate governance, risk management and human resource management as well as those responsible for business ethics standards in their organisations.
After reviewing the context, the paper looks at how the expression of religion and faith in the workplace can be a business ethics issue. It goes on to suggest why organisations should take this seriously, describing how religious sensibilities are being accommodated by employers. It concludes with a short guide to good practice.
You can download a copy of this report by selecting this link.
Access to the source document entitled ‘Religious Practices in the Workplace’ can be had by visiting the Institute of Business Ethics website www.ibe.org.uk and follow latest news route to this page: http://www.ibe.org.uk/userfiles/op3_religious_practices.pdf
You can also listen to the interview on the BBC i-Player by following this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00z2r5g/Sunday_06_03_2011/
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