"Air India sacks Fat Hostesses"
Discussion
from here - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7813180.stm
According to the article, they were between 11kg and 32kg overweight and all efforts for them to lose weight failed, so they were suspended from flying 3 years ago and given ground duties.
They have since been told there are no vacancies in ground jobs and since they were unable to lose weight, their service had been terminated.
I love the lines -
According to the article, they were between 11kg and 32kg overweight and all efforts for them to lose weight failed, so they were suspended from flying 3 years ago and given ground duties.
They have since been told there are no vacancies in ground jobs and since they were unable to lose weight, their service had been terminated.
I love the lines -
BBC News Website said:
..being grossly overweight does have a bearing on reflexes and can impair agility required to perform the emergency functions".
andBBC News Website said:
A few years ago, during a recruitment drive for new crew, the airline said that it would not consider applicants with acne or bad teeth.
Are they going to set a precedent for other Airlines to follow, and perhaps in the future ask Fatties to pay more for their seat[s] than us normal folk?Well I dunno about you but I'm all for a bit of discrimination against ugly people in certain trades. Who wants to see a fatty wobbling up and down the aisle, sweating on your Bloody Mary?
Uglyism must be widespread in womens' clothes shops and department stores. You just don't see mingers working in Selfridges do you? Do you think the application form needs a photo?
Uglyism must be widespread in womens' clothes shops and department stores. You just don't see mingers working in Selfridges do you? Do you think the application form needs a photo?
TheCaseAce said:
Well I dunno about you but I'm all for a bit of discrimination against ugly people in certain trades. Who wants to see a fatty wobbling up and down the aisle, sweating on your Bloody Mary?
Uglyism must be widespread in womens' clothes shops and department stores. You just don't see mingers working in Selfridges do you? Do you think the application form needs a photo?
They obviously don't require photos with applications for jobs at New Look from the sights i saw working in there the other day Uglyism must be widespread in womens' clothes shops and department stores. You just don't see mingers working in Selfridges do you? Do you think the application form needs a photo?
TonyHetherington said:
How do British Airways get away with it?
Every employee speaks exceptionally well, is well manoured, and often very attractive (both male and female).
How can they get that past discrimination laws etc?
1) Set them KPI'sEvery employee speaks exceptionally well, is well manoured, and often very attractive (both male and female).
How can they get that past discrimination laws etc?
2) Oh dear love.. You aint hitting your KPI's
3) Get rid.
TonyHetherington said:
How do British Airways get away with it?
Every employee speaks exceptionally well, is well manoured, and often very attractive (both male and female).
How can they get that past discrimination laws etc?
Discrimination? Choosing someone that doesn't talk like a pikey?Every employee speaks exceptionally well, is well manoured, and often very attractive (both male and female).
How can they get that past discrimination laws etc?
jamoor said:
TonyHetherington said:
How do British Airways get away with it?
Every employee speaks exceptionally well, is well manoured, and often very attractive (both male and female).
How can they get that past discrimination laws etc?
Discrimination? Choosing someone that doesn't talk like a pikey?Every employee speaks exceptionally well, is well manoured, and often very attractive (both male and female).
How can they get that past discrimination laws etc?
The theory is that if somebody is equally able to do the job at hand then, regardless of race/religion/sex/age etc. etc. then they should have equal chance of getting the job.
Now don't get me wrong, I think they should employ who they like and they do it very well, but it's always occured to me that having such a specific demographic of employee would lead to such discrimination issues?
TonyHetherington said:
jamoor said:
TonyHetherington said:
How do British Airways get away with it?
Every employee speaks exceptionally well, is well manoured, and often very attractive (both male and female).
How can they get that past discrimination laws etc?
Discrimination? Choosing someone that doesn't talk like a pikey?Every employee speaks exceptionally well, is well manoured, and often very attractive (both male and female).
How can they get that past discrimination laws etc?
The theory is that if somebody is equally able to do the job at hand then, regardless of race/religion/sex/age etc. etc. then they should have equal chance of getting the job.
Now don't get me wrong, I think they should employ who they like and they do it very well, but it's always occured to me that having such a specific demographic of employee would lead to such discrimination issues?
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