The threat by the manager to the employee is harassment. It goes to show the ignorance of the so called civilized world on the importance of the 'Pugh' to the Sikhs. I the WW1 and WW2 the Sikh regiments retained their turbans as it was proved to be more effective than the helmets issued against shrapnel during combat. Unless the management intended to put him in harms way , that is why he was threatened with dismissal.