The Jhijab Ban

Two German women went to court after they were suspended from their place of work for wearing the hijab. Their employer believed that it had the right to stop its staff from wearing religious clothing. Last week, the ECJ agreed with the bosses and ruled against the two women. It affirmed the right of employers to ban the hijab at work, stating that banning ‘any visible form of expression of political, philosophical or religious beliefs in the workplace may be justified by the employer’s need to present a neutral image’.