Cross dispute.London (ENI) -- British Airways British Airways in full British Airways PLC International passenger airline based in London. In 1936 British Airways Ltd. was founded through the merger of three smaller airlines. has become embroiled em·broil tr.v. em·broiled, em·broil·ing, em·broils 1. To involve in argument, contention, or hostile actions: "Avoid . . . in a dispute with a check-in official at Heathrow Airport in London who refused a company request to cover up the cross she was wearing around her neck. Nadia Eweida, aged 55, who is on unpaid leave until the dispute is resolved, claims the right to display her Christian religious affiliation in a discreet dis·creet adj. 1. Marked by, exercising, or showing prudence and wise self-restraint in speech and behavior; circumspect. 2. Free from ostentation or pretension; modest. way. The cross is less than two centimetres wide, and Ms. Eweida asserted the company did not afford her the same rights as Muslims and Sikhs, who may wear headscarves and turbans. The BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. reported recently that Ms. Eweida had rejected a compromise offer of a back-room job where she would not wear a uniform or have to conceal conceal, v to hide; secrete; withhold from the knowledge of others. her cross. "Why should I have to go and hide myself in a recruitment job out of sight of passengers and uniformed colleagues?" it reported her as saying. In a statement, British Airways said its policy was that religious symbols should be worn underneath the uniform. However, it stated, it was not practical for turbans and headscarves to be concealed. |
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