Publication date : 01/02/2025

Course : Managing religious issues in the workplace

Practical course - 1d - 7h00 - Ref. FRI
Price : 800 € E.T.

Managing religious issues in the workplace



New edition of the course schedule

For several years now, the religious phenomenon has had a significant impact on companies and public institutions. A crucial and delicate subject, it is often the focus of political debate. This training course will enable you to tackle the subject of religion and its legal framework with commitment and rigor, and in particular to gain a better understanding of the rights and duties associated with worship in the workplace.


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Practical course in person or remote class
Disponible en anglais, à la demande

Ref. FRI
  1d - 7h00
800 € E.T.




For several years now, the religious phenomenon has had a significant impact on companies and public institutions. A crucial and delicate subject, it is often the focus of political debate. This training course will enable you to tackle the subject of religion and its legal framework with commitment and rigor, and in particular to gain a better understanding of the rights and duties associated with worship in the workplace.


Teaching objectives
At the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
Identifying the contours of the religious phenomenon in the workplace
Understanding management's role in this area
Master the legal issues related to religious phenomena
Develop a pragmatic approach within your company

Intended audience
Anyone from the world of private enterprise or associations with an interest in the subject, in particular directors, managers and members of the CSE.

Prerequisites
No

Practical details
Hands-on work
Collective reflection on the phenomenon of religion in the workplace, role-playing, case studies, feedback and exchanges of best practices.
Teaching methods
Active teaching.

Course schedule

1
Understanding the principle of religion in the workplace

  • Determining the place of religion in the workplace over the past 30 years
  • Deciphering the current debate and understanding its general meaning
  • Defining an orientation on the religious phenomenon in the company based on management considerations
Hands-on work
Analysis of your company's internal regulations to determine the orientation of the subject. Discussions to develop ways of broadening the company's internal regulations on the general subject of religion.

2
Knowing the right to religious phenomena in the workplace

  • Discussing the right to religious clothing
  • Contextualizing religious issues and acceptable limits within the company
  • Discussing religious practices in the workplace and the question of meals
  • Defining a right to religious phenomena that is necessarily restricted
Case study
Analysis of an agreement to make the practice of religion acceptable in the company by implementing specific measures for the practice of religion.

3
Understanding the ban on religion in the workplace

  • Mention a choice made in the company's internal regulations
  • Deciphering Article 40 of the French Labor Law and the notion of neutrality in the workplace
  • Reflecting on the place of religion in a company that restricts the practice of worship
Group discussion
Discussions on the notion of neutrality in the workplace, which goes beyond religious issues.

4
Adopting best practices regardless of the company's orientation

  • Identify the difference between discrimination and religious phenomena
  • Understand the managerial stance to adopt when dealing with religious issues and religious plurality in your team
  • Defining employees' attitudes, particularly with regard to religious demonstrations accepted or rejected in the workplace
  • Expanding employee representatives' expertise in religious issues
Role-playing
Learn how to adopt appropriate managerial positions when faced with a religious phenomenon, particularly during a meeting with an employee.


Dates and locations
Select your location or opt for the remote class then choose your date.
Remote class

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REMOTE CLASS
2026 : 16 Mar., 26 June, 7 Oct., 15 Dec.

PARIS LA DÉFENSE
2026 : 9 Mar., 19 June, 30 Sep., 8 Dec.