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kobo
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 17 Jul 2014 : 09:38:09
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 London Evening Standard Tesco forced to apologise after Muslim employee refused to serve customer buying wine and ham
Tesco has been forced to issue an apology after a Muslim shop worker refused to serve a customer buying ham and wine.
The supermarket received a complaint from the customer after the incident at the Tesco Express store in Neasden, west London, which occurred during the Islamic month of Ramadan.
Mother-of-three Julie Cottle complained to the store’s manager but said he supported the employee and insisted she use a self-service checkout.
Mrs Cottle said: “He pointed at the ham and wine in my basket and said ‘I can’t serve you that because I’m fasting’.
“When I told him he should be serving customers not turning them away he still refused telling me to go to the self-service.
“I was furious.”
Muslims are forbidden from consuming alcohol or pork at all times. During Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, many Muslims fast between dawn and sunset......Full Report |
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