A labour court in Ireland has ruled that employers are not required to accommodate workers who do not want to work on Catholic holy days, the Irish Independent reports.The court's ruling came in a case involving workers in a co-op in Lisavaird, in Cork, who had been told that they would be required to work on the feasts of the Epiphany, the Assumption, All Saints, and the Immaculate Conception.
The workers' union argued that for faithful Catholics these days were "sacrosanct," and no financial award could compensate for their loss.
However, the court ruled that the co-op was not required to observe the holy days of obligation as recognized by the Catholic Church.
Irish labour law lists 9 public holidays, and employers are not obligated to make provisions for any other days, the court said.
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