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The court ruling came after a Belgian employee was told she could not wear an Islamic headscarf.
Government offices in the EU can ban employees wearing religious symbols such as Islamic headscarves, even when they do not have contact with the public, the Court of Justice of the EU ruled Tuesday (28 November).
A public administration may prohibit staff from wearing items such as an Islamic headscarf, CJEU says.
