RETAIL giant Asda has been told to implement its own discrimination policies after a worker complained of anti-semitic comments by managers at an east London store.

The GMB union has demanded that the company properly train managerial staff after a member said she was subjected to discriminatory remarks by bosses who had tried to force her to work on Saturday, the Jewish sabbath.

The worker, who has 30 years’ service, said she was questioned for 20 minutes about her religion and was told that, as Sunday wasn’t a religious day for her, she should work those days instead, despite her having exercised the legal right to opt out of Sunday working for more than 20 years.