Workplace practices supporting spirituality: Perceptions across multi-religious and multi-generational cohorts

The expression of religious identity at work remains an important but underexamined issue in contemporary organisations, especially in diverse workplaces where employees may differ in how confidently they express religion or belief and how they perceive organisational support. This study addresses that gap using survey data from 385 employees across 55 stores of a large retail organisation in the United Kingdom. It examined whether perceptions of organisational support differed across religious groups and generational cohorts, the extent to which employees were aware of relevant organisational policies, and how they reported they would respond when organisational expectations appeared to conflict with personal beliefs. The findings suggest that perceptions of support were uneven. Muslim employees reported the lowest levels of perceived organisational support, Christian employees reported more moderate levels, and employees in the Other category reported the highest levels of perceived inclusivity. Generational differences were also evident, while policy awareness remained consistently low. The study contributes United Kingdom evidence and highlights the importance of clear policy communication, consistent implementation, and sensitivity to differences across religious and generational groups in current workplace practice.