A Hertz Rent-a-Car in Seattle has sent 25 termination letters to Muslim shuttle drivers after they refused to agree to clock out for daily breaks.
The shuttle drivers work an eight hour shift and are granted two 10 minute breaks, during which they normally pray.
As Reported By Seattle Times:
The rental-car company at the time said some of the workers were taking longer than the 10 minutes allowed. The workers usually take two paid breaks during a regular eight-hour shift.
Paul Zilly, spokesman for the union, said the workers were given an ultimatum to sign the document to clock out.
“They were debating, going back and forth,” he said. “They all felt it was a contractual violation.” He said that if Hertz believed certain employees were abusing the break policies, then it should have dealt with them individually, rather than penalizing an entire group.
“There may have been some taking longer than 10 minutes, but why single out the entire group based on their religion?”
It’s not fair to single out a group based on their religious practices. GlobalGrind stands behind the shuttle drivers who lost their jobs.
SOURCE: ST
