SkyCity says a worker who feared for her job over the Bible she carried at work will be allowed to keep a pocket version of the good book which does not clash with the company's uniform policy.
Tuni Parata will meet SkyCity managers today for a meeting on her alleged misconduct for carrying a Bible while working as a tower host at the casino.
The action sparked a furore among religious leaders and unions, who said SkyCity was impeaching on religious freedom.
However, SkyCity human resources general manager Grainne Troute told Radio New Zealand this morning there was never any risk of Ms Parata losing her job, and the maximum penalty that could come out of today's meeting was a warning.
Ms Troute was confident the issue would be resolved without any disciplinary action being necessary.
"Initially the issue with Tuni was she was carrying a Bible that was much larger than the small pocket Bible that she's now carrying. The Bible that she's carrying now is much smaller - she can fit it into her pocket - and it does appear that she can carry it without it being visible to customers and, therefore, from an appearance standpoint, it fits with our uniform policy.
"I think what we're finding here is that the policy is flexible enough to allow something small like a pocket Bible but it's not flexible enough to allow a large Bible, like the one that was previously being used."
Ms Troute criticised the Unite Union for suggesting that Ms Parata's job was at risk over the issue.
"It never was," she said.
"Tuni ... does work all the way up the Sky Tower and we do understand that she wants to read the Bible in her breaks. For her to go down the tower and go all the way back to our staff restaurant area is a long way for her and she wouldn't have a lot of time left to read her Bible during her breaks, so that's another reason why we're trying to find a solution for her here."
Ms Parata earlier said he Bible kept her inspired while at work.
"It's not meant to offend anyone at all," she told One News.
"It gives me strength".
Catholic Diocese of Auckland spokeswoman Lyndsay Freer said people carried the Bible to be "inspired by its message" and preventing someone from doing so took away their personal freedom.
"The carrying of a small Bible in this woman's pocket is hardly an unreasonable act so long as she was not attempting to force her beliefs upon others.
"What will SkyCity do next; penalise staff members who wear a cross around their neck, or display some other religious symbol such as the head scarf or burqa?" she said.
