'Bullied and violated' worker dismissed over 'man bun' hairstyle

A former British Airways (BA) worker claims that he was sacked for his man bun, a decision which left him feeling ‘bullied’ and ‘violated’, ITV news reports.

Sid Ouared tells ITV in an interview: “They pretty much dismissed me on the claims my hair is like a girls’ hair. They said that my hair doesn’t confirm with uniform standards, despite the fact that there are thousands of female BA staff with the exact same hairstyle.”

The 26-year-old accused the airline of being “stuck in the 1970s” for telling him that his hair style was like “girls’ hair”.

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Prior to being let go last month, he says that he was given three options to pro-long his employment. “Either cut my hair, put it in a turban, or get dreadlocks – the latter two, I’m not Sikh, nor am I Rastafarian,” says the Londoner, who was let go from Heathrow’s customer service team.