Tamanna Begum wanted to wear a head-to-toe jilbab (like the ones pictured in this file image) while working at Barley Lane Montessori Day Nursery in Ilford, Essex.
130 months ago
The Economist At a nursery school on the eastern edge of London a job applicant turned up for an interview in a jilbab and was offered work, but told that she should come back in a slightly shorter garment because the one she was wearing was a trip hazard. The app Read more ...licant did not show up for work; she instead complained to an employment tribunal, arguing that she had suffered discrimination http://econ.st/1Mb0r0D
THE JILBAB, a flowing cloak that covers a woman's body and exposes only face and hands, is a garment that engenders strong feelings. When Ayaan...
130 months ago
The Economist At a nursery school on the eastern edge of London a job applicant turned up for an interview in a jilbab and was offered work, but told that she should come back in a slightly shorter garment because the one she was wearing was a trip hazard. The app Read more ...licant did not show up for work; she instead complained to an employment tribunal, arguing that she had suffered discrimination http://econ.st/1dMUCMd