Domino's Sacked Me For Refusing To Take Off Kara

[Pheena]

"A single wedding band is allowed"

Tell that <banned word filter activated> your married to your religion.

lol good comeback. i'd try it

On the other hand, Does it depend on the Material it is made of. Check in to that, if the Wedding back is made of some type of metal, then it is no different than you wearin gyour Kara.

I've never seen a wedding band, so i wouldn't know

[akjforever]

Khalsa04 Ji, you shouldn't work in a place where meat is handled and you have to touch meat. Take your sacking as a sign.

Bul Chuk Di Keema Karnee Ji,

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

[Guest rsingh]

Khalsa04 Ji, you shouldn't work in a place where meat is handled and you have to touch meat. Take your sacking as a sign.

Bul Chuk Di Keema Karnee Ji,

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

y shudnt he take them on, there discrimanating, :T:

[Khalsa04]

Thanks to R Singh for contacting me, you have my details, feel free to contact me.

Fateh.

[AmardeepSingh]

akjforever has a great point

yeah you were done wrong and you may want to fight it

but take it as a sign and move on

in the states with have groups like the Sikh Coalition and United Sikhs

as suggested you should contact the British Sikh Federation

they used to have a website but it no longer works

www.british-sikh-fed.org.uk

you can try emailing Kashmir Singh at british_sikh_fed@btopenworld.com or british.sikh.fed@talk21.com

or try joining the Sikh Agenda yahoo! I'm sure there are some lawyers who are members

you can also try

www.sikhhelpline.com there are loads of ways to get in contact with them

[buddasingh]

If you talk to a lawyer or some other organization then do not post the following info without their direction. If you choose not to do this then provide us with a few more details. Provide people here with with more details. Which store? The date of the incident. How long you have been working there. The name of the manager. Did anyone witness the exchange.

I am (name), working at dominoes at (location). I have been working here without incident for (x months x years).

On x date at approxiamately x time x name manager came to me and said x. I said x. then x ..........

If some of us are inclined to follow up, here is a starting point... some contact info for dominos. And if a sikh organization gets behind this great, but if people reading this are waiting for that then you are missing the point.... each individual is a sikh organization only then do we live up to our claim to sikhi.

Be polite, be articulate, be softspoken while v. outspoken.

Head Office, Lasborough Road

Kingston, Milton Keynes

MK10 0AB

Telephone number 01908 580000

Fax number 01908 588000

[stopsingh]

Go back to work if they have have not sacked you but keep your Kara on. If they tell you to go home or say we are sacking you then ask them to put it in writing exactly why they are sacking you, then contact a solicitor and sort the silly idiots out.

[Khalsa04]

Go back to work if they have have not sacked you but keep your Kara on. If they tell you to go home or say we are sacking you then ask them to put it in writing exactly why they are sacking you, then contact a solicitor and sort the silly idiots out.

I was working at the Dominos Pizza store, Leicester on London Road. Ive been working here for approximately six months (i began my employemnt around June period).

On the 10th of December 2004 at 18:30 Hours I arrived at work as normal, to which a manager unknown to me, whos name is 'Lee' asked me to remove my "bracelet" - (referring to the Kara which is sacred in the Sikh faith). I kindly told him that it wasnt a bracelet, more of a religous artefact. To which he replied "I know what it is, take it off". I kindly replied "I am not allowed to remove it" to which i was given a threat of "do you wanna work here?". Seeing that I was threatened of choosing employment over religion I replied with the utmost respect "If I am not allowed to express my religion freely then no", to which the manager replied "alright go home then". I kindly obliged and left for my home. I then rang further to my dismissal at around 19:00 hours and I asked "lee" If I could have confirmation in writing as to why I had been sacked. To this he replied in the rudest of tones "they arent my rules, they are Andys (franchisee's) rules, if you

want to know why then phone him". To which i replied "thank you". Upon hearing what had happened my father phoned the store and asked to speak to "Lee". My father asked him why he had sacked me and to this "Lee" replied, "I havent sacked him, ive just sent him home for not following the rules". His feeble excuse was that in the past I had taken the Kara off (this isnt a lie because when I first started at work I was a little un-educated about my faith but soon I realised that the Kara is a part of me and I cannot remove it just as I cannot remove my arm). I was scheduled to work today and I chose not to go in because I knew that the same problem would arise. Dominos pride themselves on being "equal opportunities" employers but judging by this act, they are far from it. The greatest shock to me is the fact that the company allows a "single wedding band" but a religious article of faith is dis allowed because of hygiene? Does marriage come before religion? I have been greatly shook by this incident and require further assistane in what I can do, please help.

[DhadiMania]

khalsa04, if you keep so much respect for one kakkar, then i suggest you keep all 5 kakkars. bhai sahib ji, your not even a sikh (because you have not accepted maharaj da hukam of taking amrit), remember sikh pehla, singh baadh, the concept of sant siphai works the same way. if you think you are so much of a sikh, then dont go back to dominos, sikhi says not to touch meat, let alone even eat it. gustaphi maaf, but if you think you are that much of a sikh (who cuts his hair, eats meat etc, and that is very sikhified <_<) why do all this? if dominos have given you the faisla of "get lost" then dont go back, i am sure a 16 year old such as yourself can find better work, why not do an apprenticeship in, lets say plumbing? or be an electrician, alot of money in there you know.

anyway

gustaphi maaf

[S1ngh]

This topic deals with the discrimination against the individual person's belief. I am 100% sure that if you take this case in court, they will beg you guys to drop the case. If i were you.. no matter how religious i am or i am not, i would teach these guys some lesson. Think legally all the time when you are working at such age.

If i were you:

I would go back to work and ask for my time, if they say No you can't work and give the reason that you were absent for these many days and so on, then forget about it. If they say u can't work anymore because of the kara, then tell them to fire you and give the reason in writing. If you get the reason then seek the justice through courts. They sure will do favor on your side...