British Airways is facing a sexism allegation after an employee claimed he was fired for having a “man bun.”
Londoner Sid Ouared, 26, said he has been “discriminated against” because he was accepted into the customer service role with the “trendy” hairstyle.
The Terminal 5 customer services assistant said bosses did not mention anything during his assessment, until his final day of training.
Sid said: “I got fired from British Airways because I have a man bun, which according to them doesn’t comply with their uniform policy.
“The fact that they dismissed me for being a man with long hair is ridiculous and sexist. They have discriminated against me.”
He added: “They basically said cut it, put it in a turban like a Sikh, or turn it into dreadlocks like a Rastafarian.
“I am not any of those things and I can’t believe that they would make me wear my hair like something that I am not.”
Sid claimed airline bosses would not have said that to a woman.
The 26-year-old said: “Right now we live in multicultural Britain. We live in the age of equality and we should be open-minded.
“I have worked with lots of luxury retailers and never had an issue with my hair.
“But this stuffy old airline won’t allow me to have my hair as I like it.”
A British Airways spokesman said: “We don’t comment in detail on individual employment matters.”