When it Comes to Employment Law, British Airways' Female Cabin Crew Wear the Trousers

A two year dispute over British Airways' dress code for new female recruits has come to a close after the airline agreed to allow all female cabin crew the right to wear trousers.

Established crew members have long been allowed to wear trousers, but the "mixed fleet" of crew, who were employed under inferior terms following strikes in 2010 and 2011, were subject to different rules, including having to wear a skirt unless exempt on medical or religious grounds. 83% of Unite's members at the airline wanted the option of wearing trousers for warmth and protection. For expert advice on your employment law issues, please contact Jon Dyson at our Halifax on 01422 339 600.