Will QAN survive?, page-2485

There's a war on and QAN is daily losing a tidy sum, but it and staff are concentrating on this (from 'The Australian' online):

(Asian airlines' staff and management alike would think this was just c--p):

No wonder Putin thinks the West has lost the plot - we have.

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Qantas boss Alan Joyce has been asked to make changes to the airline’s uniform policy such as easing the requirement for frontline female employees to wear make up, stockings and heels and allowing staff to display their pronouns on name tags.

The Australian Services Union shared the letter it wrote to Mr Joyce on social media, pointing out that in the month of Mardi Gras and International Women’s Day, it was timely to rethink the uniform policy.

“Qantas is a major partner of Sydney Mardi Gras, and you personally have a role as a ‘champion of change’,” wrote ASU assistant national secretary Emeline Gaske.

“We think it’s time the uniform requirements Qantas has of its employees reflect these commitments.”

Among the changes sought by the ASU, were an easing of make-up requirements for women, and that female customer service staff be allowed to wear low heel shoes including loafers with any of their uniforms, not just trousers.

“While airline uniforms have come a long way since the days of miniskirts and towering heels, we think there’s still a long way to go,” said Ms Gaske.

She urged Mr Joyce to “consider whether heels and hosiery are still necessary at all” and asked that female employees be allowed to wear watches with large faces if they wanted.

“We think women can handle the same size watch face as men if we choose,” she said.

“Allow Qantas badges to display preferred pronouns; remove gender-based uniform requirements; allow employees to wear beards and explicitly allow for culturally inclusive dress and grooming.”

A Qantas spokesperson said the ASU was aware they were working on a review of the uniform guide with a view to updating it in coming months.