IKEA manager charged for firing Pole over anti-gay remarks
from AP:
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish prosecutor has charged an IKEA manager with violating the religious rights of an employee sacked for voicing strong objections, within the company, to a corporate event supporting tolerance for LGBT people last year.
The Catholic employee at a Polish branch of the Swedish furniture and home goods retailer had allegedly cited Biblical passages suggesting that homosexuals deserve death.
The charges brought by the Warsaw prosecutor’s office Wednesday against the human resources manager can be punished by a fine or a prison sentence.
In a brief statement, IKEA’s press office said it was cooperating with the prosecutor.
“As an employer, we will provide all the help and support to our charged co-worker,” the statement emailed to The Associated Press on Thursday added, saying the company did not want to comment further.
The development comes amid a broader cultural clash in the conservative and largely Catholic nation over LGBT rights. In recent years Poland’s gay rights movement has become increasingly visible.
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