Polish IKEA Manager Charged After Firing Employee Over Anti-LGBT+ Comments
An IKEA manager in Poland has been charged with religious discrimination after firing an employee who called homosexuality “an abomination” on the company’s internal website.
After quoting passages from the Bible referring to homosexuality and refusing to remove them from the company’s internal website, the employee was fired.
IKEA said it was cooperating with the prosecutor to try to resolve the matter promptly.
“As an employer, we will provide all the help and support to our charged employee,” said a spokeswoman from Ingka Group, which owns most IKEA stores including those in Poland.
Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro said the case was an example of using “legal and economic violence against those who do not share the values of homosexual activists.”
According to ‘The New York Times’, IKEA is facing a civil lawsuit by the employee for wrongful dismissal, claiming the employee’s rights may have been violated due to his religions beliefs.
If convicted, the HR manager who fired him could face a fine or up to two years in prison.
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