Aeroflot flight attendants win challenge over clothing sizes
Two Aeroflot flight attendants secured an unexpected legal victory Wednesday when the Moscow City Court ruled that the airline could not link income levels to clothing sizes. The rulings, which overturned decisions by lower courts, upheld complaints by the attendants that they had been deprived of monthly bonuses — leverage widely used by Russian employers as a penalty — because managers wanted thinner cabin crews on international routes. The two attendants had lodged separate complaints against Aeroflot in a case that highlighted the issue of professional Russian women being judged by their looks. The two attendants won small awards — RUB22,000 (about US$380) and RUB16,000 (about $277) — for compensation and damages. The lawyer for the women, said the ruling applied to all Aeroflot employees <br/>
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Aeroflot flight attendants win challenge over clothing sizes
Two Aeroflot flight attendants secured an unexpected legal victory Wednesday when the Moscow City Court ruled that the airline could not link income levels to clothing sizes. The rulings, which overturned decisions by lower courts, upheld complaints by the attendants that they had been deprived of monthly bonuses — leverage widely used by Russian employers as a penalty — because managers wanted thinner cabin crews on international routes. The two attendants had lodged separate complaints against Aeroflot in a case that highlighted the issue of professional Russian women being judged by their looks. The two attendants won small awards — RUB22,000 (about US$380) and RUB16,000 (about $277) — for compensation and damages. The lawyer for the women, said the ruling applied to all Aeroflot employees <br/>
