Amrit Lalji, 40, of Stanmore, north-west London, who worked for caterers Eurest, said she wore the tiny piercing as a mark of her Hindu faith.
She had worn the stud at work for more than a year until a manager told her to remove it. She refused and was suspended, and subsequently sacked.
Mrs Lalji said she had produced a letter from her local Hindu community to support her case.
"I feel I am being discriminated against," she said. "It is only a tiny stud and I wear it as part of my Hindu faith."
A statement by Eurest said: "Jewellery can harbour bacteria, create a hazard when working with machinery and find its way into the food people eat."
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