Jun 30, 2023

New rules for religious accommodation at work

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Employers will now have to accommodate their employees’ religious observances, unless they can prove doing so imposes a substantial burden on their business operations. Plus, the price of a monarchy, and the hot topic at today's EU meeting.

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What the Supreme Court's ruling means for religious accommodation at work

by Mitchell Hartman

Jun 30, 2023

The decision says that employers must accommodate employees’ religious observances, unless doing so imposes a 'substantial' burden on their business operations.

The case involved postal worker Gerald Groff, an evangelical Christian who requested Sundays off to attend church.

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Would Canada and Australia be better off without a monarch?

by Stephen Beard

Jun 30, 2023

Fourteen Commonwealth countries share a head of state — Britain’s King Charles III — but calls to replace him with a republic are growing.

A recent poll finds that Canada and Australia would ditch King Charles III as their symbolic head of state if given the chance.

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