{"id":678,"date":"2026-03-03T16:05:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T16:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/equality.eis.org.uk\/anti-racism\/?p=678"},"modified":"2026-03-03T16:11:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T16:11:08","slug":"religious-observance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/equality.eis.org.uk\/anti-racism\/religious-observance\/","title":{"rendered":"Briefing: Time off for Religious Observance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"678\" class=\"elementor elementor-678\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa528b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa528b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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Observance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2efa7cb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2efa7cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f2808a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f2808a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Religion or belief is a protected characteristic in the Equality Act (2010), which means workers are protected against discrimination or disadvantage based on religion or belief.\n\nScotland aspires to be a Fair Work Nation.\n\nFair Work is work that offers effective voice, opportunity, security, fulfilment and respect. Inclusive leave policies are essential to ensuring work is \u2018Fair\u2019 for workers holding religious beliefs. <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c32f0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c32f0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eistxt\">The purpose of this briefing is to provide an overview of some of the workplace issues identified in relation to religious observance and offer points to inform local negotiations via branch or local association secretaries, in order to improve policies and practice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-616e4b8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"616e4b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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