I work at a group home and it is within the client's rights to attend church. I am atheist and I believe that it is within my rights to refuse to attend services. I said that I had no problem transporting and waiting in the parking lot, but they said that I have to go inside to moniter the clients. There are other people that are able to attend that would not be offended, only inconvenianced. The upper management said that because they were not forcing me to believe in the religion, it was not an infringment of my rights. I do not find this to be correct. What do you think? Who do I contact in Michigan to address this issue?
2006-10-17 15:01:19 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It is not discrimination. Your company is right in telling you what they did.
You are on the dime of the clients when you are at work. If they desire to go to church, and they need 24 hour visual supervision, then you MUST go in with them. They are not asking you to participate in the service, and they are not asking you to take communion. You don't even have to listen to the sermon if you don't want to. But the client's are paying your salary, and it is your JOB to take them where they would like to go.
I do understand what you are saying. I had the same dilema in the CBRF I worked in and managed. But why are you feeling like it is your right to force your lack of belief on the people of the home, when they are paying you to do a job which encludes taking them places they CHOOSE to go to? It is not harming them - or you - at all. And it is not illegal. As long as those two criteria are met, then they have the right to go, and you have the obligation to take them.
If there are other staff, work out a schedule. We had it where the staff alternated Sundays in taking the clients to church. That way each of us went maybe once every 6 weeks. That would be the best thing I could suggest to you.
2006-10-17 15:13:15 · answer #1 · answered by volleyballchick (cowards block) 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I used to do all the prep for a restaurant, some of which included slicing meat, which wouldn't have been so bad except for I am a vegetarian. I loved working there, so I took the good with the bad.
Yeah sitting in church is not my cup of tea either, you don't have to listen, you don't have to agree. If it is part of your job to monitor your clients, then you are not really attending services, you are working. Bring your ipod, or a magazine.
2006-10-17 15:23:14 · answer #2 · answered by borntolose 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Freedom of religion must be respected because it is provided for in the constitution. This freedom includes the choice of a person not to believe in a God or be an atheist.
2006-10-17 15:04:36 · answer #3 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if your boss or supervisor assigned you to go inside the church to monitor the people then you should do so. I don't think it would be considered a violation of rights because they are not requiring you to listen to the religious service, just to accompany others.
2006-10-17 15:05:15 · answer #4 · answered by michelle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being an athiest myself, I would consider it this way. If you can sit in the back and read a book, i.e. you don't have to participate, it is no different than taking someone to the library for an hour. If they are requiring you to participate, that's different.
2006-10-19 12:29:50 · answer #5 · answered by One & only bob 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If monitering the 'clients' is part of your job description, it would be within the employers rights to fire you if you refuse, don't you think??
2006-10-17 15:10:15 · answer #6 · answered by judy m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No,I am afraid they might be right.They are not forcing you to convert and it is your job to monitor the clients,therefore,you are techinically on the job and not at all being forced to participate in religious services.
2006-10-17 15:05:15 · answer #7 · answered by B.B. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yahoo solutions isn't state-funded public belongings. you have a real to make certain who says what on your guy or woman front room (in spite of loose speech), and Yahoo has a real to enforce their own community rules. there is not any loose speech right here - there is speech in accordance with the Yahoo rules. And Francine is in violation of those rules.
2016-10-19 22:02:49 · answer #8 · answered by lindgren 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are an atheist, what difference does it make to you if you sit in the church or not?
2006-10-18 01:05:25 · answer #9 · answered by AF 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seek another job.
2006-10-17 15:04:00 · answer #10 · answered by Huevos Rancheros 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋