LONDON CITY

> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk news/england/london/7028181.stm
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> A Heathrow Airport customer relations worker who was dismissed for
> wearing a nose stud has won her job back.
>
> Amrit Lalji, 40, of Stanmore, north-west London, was sacked last month
> for insisting she wore the stud as part of her Hindu religion.
>
> The mother of three, who works for Eurest caterers at Terminal One,
> appealed against her sacking with the help of the GMB union.
>
> Eurest said her sacking had been due to a misunderstanding of staff
> rules.
>
> Unjustified dismissal
>
> She had worn the stud at work for more than a year until a manager told
> her to remove it.
>
> She refused and was suspended, and subsequently sacked.
>
> Eurest had said for health and safety reasons jewellery and piercings
> were not allowed at work.
>
> Mrs Lalji said she had produced a letter from her local Hindu community
> to support her case.
>
> Im happy I got my job back, she told BBC London.
>
> After the internal hearing, a Eurest spokesman said the rules relating
> to facial piercings were mandatory only in catering operations.
>
> Since Mrs Lalji is not engaged in catering, her dismissal resulted from
> a misunderstanding of the rules and is therefore unjustified, he said.
>
> Tahir Bhatti, of the GMB which back Mrs Laljis case, said: GMB
> welcomes Eurests decision that she is reinstated in her position
> immediate and without detriment or loss of pay.