UK. A Moslem woman is suing because a hairdresser would not give her a job.?

Question

She wanted to wear her headdress and the hairdresser refused. Should she have got the job based on merit?

Boris. If you were a bit more literate you would see my spelling of Moslem is an alternative spelling of Muslim.

Answer 1

No, I wouldn't go to a hairdresser if I couldn't see her hair to check that it wasn't dodgy, so it's totally reasonable that the salon owner wouldn't hire her. I think it's rediculous that she's sued this salon owner, when a total of 25 salons turned her down, so it's hardly this salon's fault that she doesn't have a job. She's just on the make!

Also, I'm not convinced that it's religious discrimination to refuse to hire someone who wears a headscarf. The Koran says that women should dress modestly but doesn't mention covering the hair. Covering hair is a cultural thing, so this could be described as cultural descrimination, but not religious discrimination.

Answer 2

Hell yeah she was within her rights. No one who works in her hairdressing shop are allowed to wear headware, it's not discrimination it's common sense. Who the hell wants a hairdresser who hides their hair? Have Americans, or any non-muslims for that matter, go to muslim run and dominated areas and see how they're treated. She's been rejected by 25 other employers so it's not like this owners alone on this issue. Why doesn't she go to a muslim hairdresser for a job if she wants to promote her beliefs at her workplace? I've got a question. I've been all over this world and I wonder, How come no one works for muslims besides muslims? They cry racism at the drop off a hat (or in this case a scarf) but yet they employ and endorse an even more hypocritical and hate driven society than they cry about.

Answer 3

The harsh reality is that hairdressers have to deal with the public, and if the public respond negatively to an employee's appearance then it's going to lose the business money. It's all well and good for us to sit here and judge the owner, but really we're the ones at fault. It's because society as a whole is racist and bigoted that many Muslim women are refused jobs like that one. We can't expect business owners to employ people that many of their customers are likely to be prejudiced against. It's not nice, and it's not fair, but in that sort of job merit simply isn't enough.

Answer 4

A previous question has already been asked like this. And she should have got the job based on merit. if people are fighting for being judged on who they are and they judging others by the way they look then do you really expect the world to move foward? She was refused a job because of her religious beliefs, the government has stated this is wrong and she has all rights to sue, so if people have an issue with it its more with the issue that was a muslim.

Answer 5

No. She has no merit as the hairdresser has said she needs the stylists to show their hair as an indication of the shops ability and skill.

Why has this woman not sued the previous 25 shops that turned her down? Probably for the same reason.

Do you think she would campaign for a man to measure her for a new bra?

The headscarf has already been shown in courts on several occasions as not required by religious law.

It is about time that this sort of prosecution should be recognised as being racist in it's own right in that it seeks to force employers to hire them rather than others and in breach of the employers legitimate terms of employment!!!

Answer 6

This is a job where appearance is everything.
Most women check out the hair of the people working
in the salon. It gives them some idea of how good it is
as they usualy do each others hair.
She could be a wonderful hairdresses for all I know, but she
would need to build up a reputation first, how she will do that
without anyone offering her a job I don't know.
These muslim women don't half give themselves a hard time
don't they.

Answer 7

I applied for a job and they said they were looking for only women. I think he was a dirty pervert. However I think the owner should be allowed to chose who she employs as it is a free country. I cant stand seeing people in that headgear. Why do they need it. When in rome you should do as the romans do. Our women are not allowed out in their country without headwear so why shouldnt they have to abide by our rules. There is too much pc ness in this country. We aresupposed to have free speech etc but it is only free if you are a muslim or an illegal immigrant.

Answer 8

I was at my hairdressers the other day, she said that if she comes in with less than perfect hair they get sent home to do it as it is advertising what they do.

In an industry where looks are what keeps it going, I'm not sure merit alone should do it.

If a company rule is "No headwear" then a religion shouldn't be allowed to override this.

Answer 9

Her getting the job should be based on her abilities as a hairdresser.

That's not just cutting hair, but also interacting and relating to clients.

If she has been refused ONLY because of her religion, she has a point. If she was refused because she wasn't the best candidate then it's a case of sour grapes, methinks!

Answer 10

If the head scarf was listed as the reason she did not getthe job that is an issue but if it realy is her skill as a hairdresser that is an other storry. Tolerance is a two way street, if I need to respect Mohamed and Hafsa Muslim's rights to practice Islam peacefuly
if I want them to respect my rights to practice Christianity peacefuly or some one else's rights to practice no religion.