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'Vegans have their own shelf in the office fridge'
There is new advice for the support of vegans in the workplace, including with a shelf in The Office fridge.
The Vegan Society has to help, companies that look after their vegan employees.
They range from offers vegan menus at events to offer a vegan-friendly work-wear for people who want it.
The aid organization would like to be a vegan to be exempt from corporate events such as horse races or activities, which may include cooking a "hog roast" on the Grill.
Other recommendations include the color-coded equipment in the kitchen and separate areas for preparing meat-free Food as well as non-cell phone leather cases were not exempt from any part of the purchase-vegans, and to have the opportunity for the employees, discussions on vegan-friendly pension options.
The Vegan Society says that these new guidelines is a positive atmosphere at work.
"the promotion of an attitude of respect for the vegan employees, writes the key" it.
"If 'jokes' about an employee's veganism has become arduous, steps should be made to improve this. "
'Vegan harassment be taken seriously,'There are in the UK, the consequences of a plant-based diet and avoid animal products.
The Vegan society wants to comments about vegans are. compared to those, the people in religious groups
Last month, a British judge ruled that and said They deserved similar legal protection in the UK jobs, such as those religious beliefs.
to avoid Ethical vegans only eat or use animal products - They also try to exclude all forms of animal exploitation from your life. For example, you to avoid doing, wearing or purchasing clothing made of wool or leather, or with care products from companies that Animal Testing .
"A way of assessing whether a co-worker has gone too far, the comments to or about vegans is to consider what kind of conversation would be offensive for other persons with protected characteristics, like those who says to a certain set of religious values," the company.
Since the last month, judgment, jokes or comments about vegans as harassment in the workplace under the law on gender equality in 2010.
"An employer has a duty to ensure that all employees are to behave respectfully and politely towards others and vegans should also take advantage of it," The Society of the member States.
"If you don't have to be taken of this obligation, vegan extended employees, the claims of harassment in relation to a protected faith, earnest in work dishes. "
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