NEW BRITISH LAW WILL PREVENT RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION

LONDON, (CWNews.com) - The British government is planning to introduce laws to protect people from religious discrimination which will allow Catholics to attend Mass on holy days of obligation.

Under the proposed legislation, employees will be given the legal right to take time from work to pray or attend religious festivals. But some bosses believe all the plans will achieve is the introduction of more red tape for employers.

Ruth Lea, the head of policy at the Institute of Directors, told the Sunday Telegraph: "Our members are already totally fed up with red tape this government has introduced. The idea of employees taking time off for religious festivals will only increase their frustrations."

She continued: "This sort of legislation will be counter-productive because employers may be put off taking on people from ethnic minorities. If you run a business, especially a small business, you can't have people disappearing."

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