Has anyone employed by an airline ever been sacked for not wearing uniform?

Question

I am trying to find cases that have set precedence for unfair dismissal over uniform regarding human rights

Answer 1

A British Airways employee was suspended from work for refusing to remove a necklace bearing a Christian cross, a British newspaper reported yesterday.

Nadia Eweida, a check-in worker at Heathrow Airport, told the Daily Mail she was suing the airline for religious discrimination after being sent home for breaching BA's dress code.

"British Airways permits Muslims to wear a headscarf, Sikhs to wear a turban and other faiths religious apparel. Only Christians are forbidden to express their faith," Eweida was quoted as saying.

British Airways said company policy said employees must wear jewellery, including religious symbols, under their uniforms.

"This rule applies for all jewellery and religious symbols on chains and is not specific to the cross," the airline said.

"Other items such as turbans, hijabs and bangles can be worn as it is not practical for staff to conceal them beneath their uniforms."

Liberal Democrat lawmaker Vincent Cable, who represents Eweida's home area of Twickenham in west London, said it was "absolutely mind-boggling that Britain's flag-carrying airline could treat its employees in such a disgraceful and petty manner."

Answer 2

When you take an offered position you sign a contract. If wearing a uniform is compulsory, this should be clearly stated. It's up to the employee to read the small print before signing. If, however the employer suddenly changes the dress code without giving prior notice, then they could be charged with an infringement. If an employee suddenly decides not to wear the uniform or contravene the agreed dress code, then he/she can also be dismissed.

Answer 3

yes recently some stupid woman who thought it was OK to have the crucifix on show BA has rules like in society ...BA have many ethnic groups who use their airline its only good common sense to say wear the uniform don't upset the customers this is our guidelines if you don't like it go elsewhere and I'm a christian companies have polices if you don't like go elsewhere but it should be across the board no exceptions even down to the bangles no jewelry with the exceptions of wedding rings which shouldn't offend the reasonable if anyone objects to that don't let them fly with me

Answer 4

Given that adherence to company policies is a routine condition of continued employment -- and barring either explicit law or contract to the contrary -- an employer would be fully within their rights to terminate any employee who refused to wear the company's uniform.

There's no inherent "human right" to dress any way you please while at work. Quite to the contrary, most employers do have dress and appearance standards that emplyoees are required to adhere to as a condition of employment.

Answer 5

Yea, in inner maximum college, stay overall performance for choir in midsection college, basic college. SO particularly, I had my uniforms my finished life. unhappy huh? it is not that undesirable... a minimum of you do no longer could awaken 5 o clock interior the morning finding out what to placed on... ~sighs~ I truly have outfits, yet I in basic terms get to placed on them after college or the weekends. a minimum of i'm no longer so unhappy i don't have what to placed on for college. LOL.

Answer 6

I remember a woman being in trouble for not wearing make-up at check-in.

Can't remember what the outcome was