Postal workers who were refused time off to celebrate a religious holiday are considering legal action against Royal Mail.
Muslim staff at the regional distribution centre in Stourton, Leeds, say they are usually allowed to take the day off to mark Eid-ul-Fitr – the end of the holy month of Ramadan. But around 50 workers who wanted leave to mark the festival last Friday were told they could not have the day off this year "for operational reasons". [Yorkshire Evening Post] Read more
