nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20161006-090818 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 161006s2016||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20161006-090818 doi eng 342 23 Cloots, Elke Author aut Can private undertakings hide behind “religious neutrality”? Cloots, Elke Verfassungsblog 2016-10-06 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Is the pursuit of religious neutrality an acceptable aim for public and private organisations alike, on the basis of which they may prohibit their employees from wearing religious signs or apparel whilst at work? In two pending cases before the CJEU, the Advocates General seem to arrive at opposite conclusions on this point. To solve this puzzle, I think it is crucial to see that there are two radically different reasons why a private-sector company may wish to adopt an identity of religious neutrality, which reflect two distinct types of interest a company may have in religious neutrality: a business interest and an interest as a member of society. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Freedom of Expression freedom of religion head scarf ban laicism secularism Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/can-private-undertakings-hide-behind-religious-neutrality/ raw object