Management: Religious festivals - Good faith

Celebrating diversity in an early years setting does not just mean putting up displays about different religious festivals. It involves ensuring that staff members are not discriminated against. In the UK the major Christian festivals of Christmas and Easter are public holidays, but what happens when nursery staff who are, say, Hindu or Muslim want to take time off for Diwali or Eid? Such issues are covered by the Employment Equality Religion or Belief Regulation. According to Simon Bevan, head of...