Flight attendants deemed to be overweight will be banned from flying. This is the discriminatory regulation imposed by the Pakistani company Pakistan International Airlines on its employees. Those whose body mass index (BMI) is considered excessive, that is to say those who weigh more than 68 kilos for 1.65m, will no longer be able to exercise their profession in the planes until they have not melted. Management explains in the new regulations that employees who have 13 extra pounds, for example, will have to follow a diet with a weight loss goal of nearly 2.5 kilos per month. This slimming program must be followed until July before a medical evaluation to verify that the flight attendant complies with the slimming diktat set by the company. If the hostesses fail to “hit the nail on the head”, they will remain confined “on the ground” until their BMI allows them to resume their work in the air.
Russian flight attendants discriminated against
This injunction went very badly with the main stakeholders, as explained in Journal Post. After expressing their concern, the flight attendants explained that this imposed weight loss was difficult to respect due to the reality of the working conditions. The employees of the company say they are ready to sue their employer if this regulation is not repealed.
This case of physical discrimination among flight attendants is not isolated. In 2017, Russian flight attendants sued their employer after suffering a pay cut after being deemed too “old” and “too ugly”. A lawsuit they won.
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