Hormozgan Post Office Manager Fired for “Dancing” at Work

Iranian news agencies reported that the public relations officer of the Hormozgan Post Office was fired from his job after a video of his dancing was posted on social media.

According to a video clip that was released on Wednesday, January 25, the employee dances for several seconds in front of his female colleagues.

Following the release of this video, the CEO of the National Post Company of Iran said that the employee in question was referred to the Employee Violations Board due to his "unusual behavior."

In an interview with the Iranian Broadcasting Corporation, Ramzan Ali Sobhanifar added: "This image was taken six months ago at a retirement ceremony and was published in cyberspace today."

He stated: "I ordered that he be referred to the Employee Violations Board, in accordance with regulations."

The Director General of the Hormozgan Provincial Post Office also announced the dismissal of the public relations director of the department for "dancing in the office building" and apologized for publishing the relevant clip.

Abdullah Abdali called the manager's dance "contrary to professional and administrative standards" and announced that he would be referred to the administrative violations unit.

This is while Hassan Amidi, the general manager of public relations for the National Post Company of Iran, denied the dismissal of this employee and said, "The news that has been published in cyberspace about the dismissal of one of the experts from Hormozgan Post is not true."

In recent weeks, several comments about dancing have sparked reactions, including an expert on Iran's state-run Channel 2 television, who suggested people dance on Yalda Night in a program marking the holiday.

In this program, Dr. Fahimi asked people to help reduce the stress created in recent months due to the spread of the coronavirus by being together on Yalda night, reading poetry, and dancing.

A day later, the host responded to the issue and "apologized to the public."

Formal dance instruction in educational centers or its performance on Iranian state television has been banned since the 1979 Bahman Revolution.

In the official literature of the Islamic Republic, the term "musical movements" is used instead of dance.

Source: Radio Farda