A female shift supervisor employed in King Slice pizza shop in the Bucharim area of Yerushalayim claims her dismissal is the result of discrimination. She was working as a shift supervisor, employed in the store for over two years.
The owner of the store explains the badatz hashgacha requested him to dismiss her as her presence was not suitable in the community. He complied and she is now suing him in the Jerusalem Magistrate Court for discrimination. Until recently, the store was owned by her parents. The person who bought the store decided to keep her on due to her familiarity with the operation.
The letter received by the owner from the hashgacha states complaints were received regarding her employment in the store as she is “not in line with the character of the community”.
She points out she is unaware of complaints and in addition, realizing the location of the store, she was always careful to dress appropriately at work. She explains she got up at 5:00AM daily to get to work on time, giving her maximum every single day.
The MyNet report quotes the young lady adding “My parents are chareidi but I do not view myself as chareidi. Nevertheless, I always reported to work in long sleeves and a skirt to my knees. If anything was every said regarding my attire, I always become more stringent. This does not bother me for I know it is work and one does what one has to. However, no one told me anything and they simply came to me and said ‘go home, you’re done’”.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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8 Responses
Sue all of them.
she has a case; good luck to the eida
For all that we rely on Eida HaCharedis hasgacha, they and others in the charedi velt need to stop reading people out of Klal Yisroel when they don’t absolutely conform to their cookie-cutter standards.
This is outrageous. Perhaps the “good rabbis” of Badatz are taking lessons from the Mullahs in Iran/
I hope she gets enough money to really hurt these bigots and maybe stop their disgusting treatment of women and anybody else who does not adopt their world view 100%. Are these people really Jewish? If so, where is there Ahvas Yisroel?
She was suitable when her parents owned the store. But not after. Something is missing
OR the kashrus organization are becoming talabanistirs
you are all hoping that the Eda will kicked, but think of it, the court cannot do anything to them, since they just told the store owner what to do to get their Hechsher, but it’s only up to the store owner to decide what he wants to do.
the court may whipp the store owner and that’s about it, that Eda will get away scott free (as usual)
Mamish shtus! I hope she wins in her lawsuit.
Badatz can make any rule they want. If you don’t like it find another hechsher that’s all