City apologizes, seeks to rectify job loss after 'clean-shave' policy under fire by Sikh advocacy group | News
First came the Tuesday afternoon phone call and apology from Toronto Mayor John Tory. Now, Birkawal Singh Anand wants his job back.
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First came the Tuesday afternoon phone call and apology from Toronto Mayor John Tory. Now, Birkawal Singh Anand wants his job back.
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 has formally apologized to the World Sikh Organization of Canada for any delay in reinstating the Sikh security guard whose services were terminated over a no-beard policy.
Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) President, Harjinder Singh Dhami on Wednesday appreciated the Canadian Government's move to rescind the no beard mandate, applied to Sikh security guard whose services were terminated over the policy.
The City of Toronto has formally apologized to a prominent Sikh organization for "any delay" in reinstating Sikh security guards let go over a no-beard policy that forced several to choose between their jobs and a key tenet of their faith.