Prayer Breaks (Salah)
Is this considered a reasonable adjustment under UK Law?
Overview
5-10 mins.
For Employees
Offer to make the time up or use your lunch break split into shorter chunks. Showing flexibility makes it hard for them to say no.
For Employers
Banning prayer at work is indirect discrimination unless you can prove a "legitimate business aim" (which is hard for a 5-minute break). Managing it via a rota is better than a ban.
Key Considerations
- Winter times overlap work.
- Unpaid usually.
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