date:Dec 24, 2013
's policy to allow checkout staff to refuse to serve customers buying items like alcohol and pork which are forbidden in Islam.
A spokeswoman said the company's policy for many years had been to try to accommodate staff of all religions by finding them roles where conflicts would not arise.
On this occasion this person's preferences were not taken into account and she ended up on the tills, which was a mistake, the spokeswoman said. We would like to apologise for any resulting confusion and re