What are Some Best Practices for Preventing Religious Discrimination in the Workplace?
On the EEOC’s Web site is a listing of “best practices” to eradicate religious discrimination in the workplace. Below are some of the “best practices” you can utilize to prevent religious discrimination in your business: • Establish written objective criteria for evaluating candidates for hire or promotion and apply those criteria consistently to all candidates. • Carefully and timely record the accurate business reasons for disciplinary or performance-related actions and share these reasons with the affected employees. • Provide training to inexperienced managers and encourage them to consult with more experienced managers or human resources personnel when addressing difficult issues. • Consider engaging with and educating the customers regarding any misperceptions they may have and/or the equal employment opportunity laws if confronted with customer biases (e.g., an adverse reaction to being served by an employee due to religious garb).
