I guess it depends (Reply #47) - Democratic Underground

In the discussion thread: Are employers required to grant Muslim employees prayer breaks? [View all]

Thu May 26, 2016, 09:52 PM

catrose (4,896 posts)

47. I guess it depends

On the industry/company. We were urged to be tolerant, which was difficult on deadline days when I'd work through lunch and others would take 4-5 breaks/day.

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60 replies	Author	Time	Post
Are employers required to grant Muslim employees prayer breaks? [View all]	philosslayer	May 2016	OP
Sorry, but I would oppose this strenuously, as I would for any Christian or Jewish-based allowance	Tarc	May 2016	#1
Never thought I would	840high	May 2016	#2
LOL, ditto!	CharlotteVale	May 2016	#4
Agree!!! n/t	RKP5637	May 2016	#3
I agree.	Nirgendwo	May 2016	#6
^^^^ this	katsy	May 2016	#8
In my State, employers don't have to give you breaks at all.	Nirgendwo	May 2016	#5
Why do they need an extra 5 minutes?	TexasBushwhacker	May 2016	#7
They want an extra break, according to another article.	Yo_Mama	May 2016	#11
Sorry, but if they want to be stickler for rules	TexasBushwhacker	May 2016	#19
I know, but it appears they had gotten into the habit of taking two extra breaks.	Yo_Mama	May 2016	#21
Well you can bet no Christian or other religion would get a prayer break.	zeemike	May 2016	#9
Actually, I worked in a place that did allow Prayer breaks and Bible study groups on company time	Midnight Writer	May 2016	#13
There is no constitutional right to worship in the workplace.	zeemike	May 2016	#31
If it caused work stoppages, it is an undue hardship. That's pretty much established law.	Yo_Mama	May 2016	#10
Workers have to accommodate to the workplace not vice versa.	Kablooie	May 2016	#53
US law mandates reasonable accommodation.	Yo_Mama	May 2016	#59
The company knew these employees were Islamic when they hired them	SusanLarson	May 2016	#12
Thank you for a well thought out post	philosslayer	May 2016	#14
No, it's not discrimination.	lbrtbell	May 2016	#17
If you're working them enough that all 5 prayers would be on the clock, then there's a deeper issue	Scootaloo	May 2016	#18
When I was working at Dell,	christx30	May 2016	#20
There's a huge difference...	TipTok	May 2016	#56
Yes there is a huge difference.	christx30	May 2016	#58
Was thinking of smokers too	catrose	May 2016	#22
not in a manufacturing plant	Travis_0004	May 2016	#28
Where I currently work, smoke breaks get you fired.	Xithras	May 2016	#43
Same here. My company was very tolerant toward smokers	RebelOne	May 2016	#46
I guess it depends	catrose	May 2016	#47
Actually, I worked in publishing	RebelOne	May 2016	#60
I have managed manufacturing plants	bighart	May 2016	#37
I can see that different	catrose	May 2016	#48
No smoking breaks in Wisconsin	MRadtke	May 2016	#50
Keep religion OUT of the workplace	lbrtbell	May 2016	#15
You don't get an employer-issued athame?	Codeine	May 2016	#38
What they need is a union.	rug	May 2016	#16
What they need is a reality check.	Nihil	May 2016	#32
Sounds like something happened that has always happened	christx30	May 2016	#40
+1000	smirkymonkey	May 2016	#45
They should just say they are smokers	fbc	May 2016	#23
I don't understand why	Ilsa	May 2016	#24
Either everyone gets extra time off or no one does.	MowCowWhoHow III	May 2016	#25
Then everybody gets the extra 5 minutes	Duckhunter935	May 2016	#26
when they rise in AM, before work, lunch break, after work, & bedtime. That's 5 prayer times?	Sunlei	May 2016	#27
The problem arose during winter months	csziggy	May 2016	#30
The company accomodated them, and then they took	The2ndWheel	May 2016	#29
Replacement workers are on the way	FrodosPet	May 2016	#33
If you are at work then work you lazy bums- Play with your mythical sky creatures on your own time	snooper2	May 2016	#34
I'm tired of accommodating bronze-age myths.	Throd	May 2016	#35
I wouldn't allow that in my workplace.	Codeine	May 2016	#36
Kind of my take on it.	Hekate	May 2016	#42
They are there to work, not pray. If it means so much to them	smirkymonkey	May 2016	#39
Are American employers required to grant Christian employees prayer breaks?	Hekate	May 2016	#41
Sabbath-keepers had the same problems in the '70s.	Igel	May 2016	#44
So make them clock out	madville	May 2016	#49
This works fine for people who work independently. ..	JustABozoOnThisBus	May 2016	#52
I would agree in giving them the breaks but they shouldn't have to pay them for the time	ButterflyBlood	May 2016	#51
Workers have to accomodate to jobs, not vice versa.	Kablooie	May 2016	#54
Talk to the voices in your head on your own time...	TipTok	May 2016	#55
Most companies try to accommodate the needs of their employees.	Beacool	May 2016	#57

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