Companies who ban the wearing of niqab face veils are ‘not discriminating’ against their employees one of Austria’s highest courts has ruled

The Supreme Court heard a case concerning a Muslim woman who was dismissed from her job after she had informed her bosses that she wanted to wear a full face veil in the future. The woman, who already wore a headscarf and an over-garment known as the Abaya, additionally said her company discriminated against her in terms of work task assignments due to her religious dress. Furthermore she accused her boss of making discriminatory comments.

The first court acknowledged the case was most probably discriminatory but did not make a legal judgement after deciding further clarification was needed, passing the case to a higher court.

The Supreme Court - the OGH - agreed that the woman was probably discriminated against when it came the assignment of duties at work, a situation further worsened by her boss` comments.

In terms of wearing a face veil, however, the court ruled that employer was allowed to ban them if they prevent communication and interaction between employers, employees and clients.

The court stated leaving the face uncovered is one of the “undisputed basic rules of communication” in Austria, concluding that the woman`s refusal to comply with her employer’s rules meant her dismissalwas not discriminatory. The woman was awarded €1,200 of the €7,000 compensation she had been seeking.

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