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City of Eugene <br />Human Resources <br />Religion and Spirituality in the Workplace Guide <br />Religion and Spirituality <br />in the Workplace Guide <br />The City of Eugene Respectful Work Environment Policy outlines our goal for a <br />discrimination free workplace. This includes discrimination on the basis of religion, <br />requiring religious participation or non - participation as a condition of employment, or <br />allowing religious harassment to occur. The City will accommodate employees' <br />exercise of their religion and permit religious expression by its employees consistent <br />with the requirements of the law, the interest of work place efficiency, and respectful <br />communication. <br />Religious Discrimination <br />The City prohibits discrimination on the basis of religious beliefs, spiritual convictions, or <br />the absence thereof. <br />Accommodation of Religious Exercise <br />The City will make reasonable accommodations for the employees' exercise of their <br />religious beliefs unless to do so would cause an undue hardship in the conduct of the <br />City's operations. The accommodation will be made unless to do so would result in <br />more than a minimal cost to the City, or in an actual disruption of work, or unless the law <br />otherwise bars it. The City will be cognizant of, and sensitive to, the various religious <br />beliefs of community members in the manner in which it provides services to the <br />community. City operations shall be provided in such a way that they do not create a <br />negative impact on one or more religious groups. <br />Religious Expression <br />The City will not restrict personal religious expression by employees in the work place <br />except where the employee's expression creates the appearance, to a reasonable <br />observer, of an official City endorsement of religion, interferes with the efficient provision <br />of public services, or intrudes on the rights of others. Religious expression will be <br />treated the same as any other legally protected speech. It will not be prohibited if the <br />City permits other speech. All employees are expected to recognize that others may <br />hold various beliefs and to be sensitive to the time, place, and manner in which they <br />express their beliefs. <br />http:( /ceshare /ts /hr /Guides Procedures/Religion _and_Spirituality_i _thq_Workptac8_C7uide.doex <br />- I - Lost Updated 03/28/2011 <br />