Sikh job hunter denied work because of ‘no beards’ policy wins religious discrimination case

A Sikh job hunter who was denied work because of a recruitment agency’s ‘no beards’ policy has won a religious discrimination case and been awarded more than £7,000 in compensation.

A London employment tribunal heard hospitality recruitment agency Elements Personnel Services refused to offer work to Raman Sethi, who has a beard, because of certain grooming and dress code policies it said were held by some of its clients, including the Grosvenor House Hotel, the Connaught and Claridge’s.

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