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| Worker sacked for stud reinstated | Worker sacked for stud reinstated |
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| A Heathrow Airport customer relations worker who was dismissed for wearing a nose stud has won her job back. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Unjustified dismissal |
| She had worn the stud at work for more than a year until a manager told her to remove it. | 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. | She refused and was suspended, and subsequently sacked. |
| Eurest had said for health and safety reasons jewellery and piercings were not allowed at work. | 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. | Mrs Lalji said she had produced a letter from her local Hindu community to support her case. |
| "I'm happy I got my job back," she told BBC London. | "I'm 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. | 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. | "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 Lalji's case, said: "GMB welcomes Eurest's decision that she is reinstated in her position immediate and without detriment or loss of pay." | Tahir Bhatti, of the GMB which back Mrs Lalji's case, said: "GMB welcomes Eurest's decision that she is reinstated in her position immediate and without detriment or loss of pay." |