The EU’s top court ruled on Thursday that employers may forbid the wearing of visible symbols of religious or political belief, such as headscarves. AP / Markus Schreiber
The EU’s top court ruled on Thursday that employers may forbid the wearing of visible symbols of religious or political belief, such as headscarves. AP / Markus Schreiber

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Employers get go-ahead to ban religious headscarves from workplace in Europe

European Court of Justice rules prohibition 'may be justified' in some cases

Nicky Harley
Nicky Harley
London

July 15, 2021