Should workers get paid to pray AND get paid breaks on top of that?

**Beskar** · 10-08-2011, 15:55

Reminds me when I was in Israel though, the prayers were taken very serious for the Muslims (who would suddenly begin kneeling in the middle of the street) and even then, some of those attending market stalls, shops and working simply do an "acknowledgement" and simply continued, presumingly going to make up for it later.

**Ja'chyra** · 10-08-2011, 18:23

Short answer - no.

**Hax** · 10-08-2011, 19:22

Reminds me when I was in Israel though, the prayers were taken very serious for the Muslims (who would suddenly begin kneeling in the middle of the street) and even then, some of those attending market stalls, shops and working simply do an "acknowledgement" and simply continued, presumingly going to make up for it later

Very much a knee-jerk reaction that is quite common in Arab-majority countries, but is particularly awful in Israel. Arab Muslims feel the need to over-self-identify as Muslims, so they do things like these. They don't make any sense, necessairly, nor is there any requirement to stop working just to pray. If I'm not mistaken there are several sayings attributed to Muhammad himself especially for situations like these.

**Rhyfelwyr** · 10-08-2011, 20:58

You should not get special treatment because of your religion.

If you need to go and pray when your employer needs you to be working, go work somewhere else.

Same goes for Christians who won't work on the sabbath etc...

**CountArach** · 10-09-2011, 08:17

Under Washington state law, employees are entitled to two paid 10-minute breaks during an eight-hour shift.

Sounds like a bigger problem to me.

**rory_20_uk** · 10-09-2011, 10:23

The Crusades would have been a lot shorter and a lot more bloody as the Christians slaughtered their way through the ranks of Muslims who had to kneel down and pray mid battle...

If someone can not undertake a job, be it they live to far away, are too fat, too short or whatever that is their problem. This situation sounds like they are trying for all they can get. Ironically, that is probably against their religion.

**Major Robert Dump** · 10-09-2011, 10:24

Originally Posted by CountArach

Sounds like a bigger problem to me.

But a problem arises when those breaks aren't used for things like prayer, yet the employees want break time + prayer time. What's happened is this Union has filled their ears with all sorts of things they "deserve."

**CountArach** · 10-09-2011, 11:17

Originally Posted by Major Robert Dump

But a problem arises when those breaks aren't used for things like prayer, yet the employees want break time + prayer time. What's happened is this Union has filled their ears with all sorts of things they "deserve."

What I meant was that 20 minutes of breaks in an 8 hour shift is hideous - anything less than 45 minutes cumulative breaks here would be considered terrible.