“Our line managers are additionally always encouraged to work in partnership with their teams, to help support our employees with every aspect of their lives, whether this is in a religious, family or personal context.”
Many companies, including SJP, are now better prepared for multiple workers booking the same day off for religious celebrations including Eid al-Fitr, which is expected to be on April 9 this year.
Mould says: “As a large business with over 2,000 employees, we are generally able to accommodate multiple leave requests that occur on the same day and, as with prior years, we expect no concerns accommodating Eid al-Fitr leave.”
Aamina Zafar is a freelance journalist