A so-called clean-shave policy for workers at shelters and congregate settings in Toronto has been modified after some Sikh security guards reportedly lost their jobs for refusing to shave their beards.
The City of Toronto says it has instructed security companies under contract to accommodate their employees with religious exemptions after a national Sikh advocacy organization called out the municipal government s "clean-shave" policy around N95 masks, which the group says has led to demotions and layoffs.
The City of Toronto didn’t react as quickly as it should have when a complaint came in weeks ago regarding a discriminatory masking policy for workers at homeless shelters and similar congregate settings, says Mayor John Tory.
The City of Toronto didn’t react as quickly as it should have when a complaint came in weeks ago regarding a discriminatory masking policy for workers at homeless shelters and similar congregate settings, says Mayor John Tory.