what do you think of prayer rooms and should all religions get them?

Question

should employers allocate prayer rooms( for all religions and if not why not ) and do we take time off wages for the time workers use these rooms?

Answer 1

If they need them why not?

Answer 2

I think requiring employers to build and maintain prayer rooms is asking a bit much. As an employer, I'm more than happy to support the ideal of freedom of conscience by allowing employees to take a reasonable amount of time during the day for breaks and prayers. That time could either be considered a break or added benefit (i.e., paid) or be off the clock (probably more fair). I'd be willing to negotiate on that.

If I offer it to one person, I would offer it to all, regardless of the employee's religion or secular moral philosophy.

Answer 3

no i dont think there should be prayer rooms, there would be people in there all day, i believe in prayer and thankgod i can pray to jesus any time of day or night,if im in a place that i cant speak out then i will pray in my head, but thank god jesus is with me always i also believe that if a employer only had one prayer room i dont think a christian and a sikh or muslim could pray all at the same time or even a catholic for that

Answer 4

I think prayer rooms are good, but unless you have enough money to suffice and count for every different religion that may be at your facility than it is not a good idea. Everyone does not believe the same thing and if you want everyone to do their jobs at work than I feel that prayer rooms are not a good idea at your job.

Everyone should do there jobs and that is a distraction, plus, your time should be taken off your wages if you are not working. That is normal. But we can pray anywhere, we don't necessarily need a place to pray. God honors are prayers you can go in the bathroom and find that alone time for God. I feel though if you are at work that is work time. when you are praying for something that is personal those things should be done at home and in secret and the Lord who seeth in secret shall reward you openly, but if you have a whole butch of people gathered in a room praying; who is doing there job.

Unless you are going to have a set schedule where someone will cover for someone else or there is set in place a system of checks and balances than it will work. But I really feel that is not a good idea. There are to many religions.

Answer 5

Many of those who provided answers seem rather unaware of religion in the workplace or religious civil rights (in America, laws and rulings subsequent to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, for example).

An employer must make reasonable accommodation for employees' mandatory religious practices; however, are actual "prayer rooms" required? Muslims, for example, can observe their prayers in almost any clean place, and might even observe their prayers in a supply room or break room, whether or not others are present and/or talking. (Bathrooms and some other places are not valid places of prayer for all religions.)

For those who believe that wages are paid for prayer, it seems they are either not employed, or do not work at a larger, more diverse company. I have never heard of wages being paid for prayer, because prayer is observed at BREAK TIME (during break time, some people eat, some talk on the phone, some pray, so it is no big deal whatsoever).

In conclusion, people have an absolute right to observe prayer at work, although it does not require a specially designated room, and prayer is observed at break time, so there is no question of lost wages.

Answer 6

I used to work for a major Indian multinational, multi-ethnic organization. We were all allowed to take a break for prayer. That did not prevent the company from growing into a giant organization. On the contrary, it helped a lot

Answer 7

Prayer rooms? what a ridiculous idea--what about wiccans and pagans--do we get our own personal sacred space to set up a shrine on a job site? people go to work TO WORK--they don't get paid to pray. If they can do both at once or pray on their scheduled breaks, fine, but there is no way in hell I foresee any employer setting up a special room and giving people special breaks to pray--those people will not have jobs.

Answer 8

I don't think the work place should be a place that gets involved with religious practices. Ones religion should be done on ones own time. If we start paying people to pray you would have more prayer time than production time.

Answer 9

Hmm. No, I don't think employers should have to provide prayer rooms. And, yes, if an employee takes a prayer break, it should at his/her own expense.

Answer 10

surly if the company you work for has provided a prayer room for a certain religion then it has to provide one for every religion otherwise there guilty of discrimination so if theres one type of prayer room then all you have to do is ask for one for your religion if they agree wahhey you win if they dont then you qiut and sue for religious discrimination and loss of work you win again big payout as they cant be seen to be discriminating against anyone, this is one part the political correctness laws can work for you for a change

Answer 11

No of course not, what a waste of money! You don't have to get down on your hands and knees for God to listen to you, you can say a prayer while making a cup of tea or just sitting quietly at your desk - the Lord likes you to to be inconspicuous in your prayers.