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Date Published: 12/05/2023

Vueling scraps make-up and heels rule for Spanish cabin crew after nasty court battle

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The courts in Spain fined the airline 30,000 euros for its sexist treatment of female flight attendants

Vueling scraps make-up and heels rule for Spanish cabin crew after nasty court battle

Airline Vueling has reassessed its dress codes and will allow female flight attendants to work without the need to wear make-up or high heels. The dramatic about-turn comes after the carrier was slapped with a 30,000 euro fine by the Catalan government for encouraging its staff to dress in a certain way.

The Labour Inspectorate sanctioned the airline in April 2022 when it found that the company demanded certain aesthetic requirements from its female staff, without imposing any clothing requirements on their male counterparts.

Vueling issued a statement assuring that it always listens to “the concerns of the groups and analyses their implementation” in order to “guarantee the comfort and safety of its workers in any environment.”

As well as scrapping the requirement for women to wear foundation and black mascara and eyeliner, female cabin crew will no longer have to wear heels of at least three centimetres, but can choose flats if they wish.

Furthermore, it has vowed to develop an inclusive dress code “that adapts to current needs.”

Minister for Finance María Jesús Montero congratulated the regional government on imposing the hefty fine and refusing to condone “the objectification of the body or the image of a woman in the course of her work.”

The General Union of Workers (UGT) has called on the administration to develop tougher restrictions and sanctions for airlines who blatantly discriminate and pointed out that this isn’t the first time Vueling has asked “its employees or future employees for a more than questionable dress code, or to meet certain aesthetic requirements.”

In other news: Low Emission Zones put on hold until after Spanish elections

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