What Companies Can Do When Work and Religion Conflict
It’s not hard to see why: An increase in immigrants of diverse faiths, greater workforce diversity, and the globalization of business all play a role in more workers from different religious backgrounds meeting on the job.
Religious & Belief Tolerance is Necessary For The Workplace
According to Heiner Bielefeldt, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion, for most employees the workplace is more than just a place where they earn money.
How To Overcome Islamophobia
Discrimination and bias against Muslims are apparent in many different aspects of the workplace.
Influence Of Religion On Symbolism And Iconography
Religious figures and spiritual authorities themselves form a vast complex of symbols: gods, saviours, redeemers, heroes, the avatars (incarnations) and the Ishvaras (manifestations) of Hinduism, the heroes and gods of epics, the founders, lawgivers, saints, and reformers of the great religions.
3 Ways to Build a Religiously Inclusive Work Culture
On World Religion Day, all organizations should ask if their employees feel empowered to bring their “whole selves” to work.
Religion in the Workplace
Under the First Amendment, Americans enjoy two freedoms with respect to religion: the right to be free from a government-imposed religion, and a right to practice any religion.
Sunnis and Shia: Islam's ancient schism
The divide between Sunnis and Shia is the largest and oldest in the history of Islam.
Religious diversity is a hallmark of the American experience
Examine some statistics and trends collected by nonpartisan fact tanks about the future of religion in general, and of Islam in particular.
My Boss Makes Jokes About My Religion. What Should I Do?
What can you do when workplace joking crosses the line?
6 Things I Wish People Understood About Atheism in America
10 percent of Americans identify as atheists — but there’s a lot that people don’t know about us.
Five Tips For Supporting Muslims In The Workplace
As we work to create more equitable workplaces, we need to understand and support the needs of all identities that have been marginalized or underserved.
The 8 Oldest Religions in the World
Though most religions make it a point to claim their teachings have been consistent since the dawn of time (whenever that was), spiritual traditions have appeared and disappeared throughout the ages with the same regularity as empires.
The Origins of Buddhism
Buddhism, founded in the late 6th century B.C.E. by Siddhartha Gautama (the "Buddha"), is an important religion in most of the countries of Asia.
8 facts about religion and government in the United States
Here are eight facts about the connections between religion and government in the United States, based on previously published Pew Research Center analyses.
Can Forbidding an Employee from Wearing a Hijab Be Discrimination?
Many religious traditions expect their followers to adhere to certain standards in clothing or personal grooming for reasons of modesty or religious symbolism.
Overcoming Religious Biases
Most organizational leaders will supervise employees of faith, and many are people of faith themselves. Religious bias is pervasive and often unintentional. This lesson helps leaders identify strategies to overcome religious bias in the workplace.
How to foster interfaith understanding in the workplace
From dress codes to religious holidays, an employee’s religious beliefs can have an impact on their experience at work. In order to allow employees to bring their whole selves to work, organisations need to make more effort to foster a culture of interfaith understanding.
What Companies Can Do When Work and Religion Conflict
Since 2007, the number of complaints for religious discrimination filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has risen significantly.