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£22k dispute | Jet2 worker who quit over 'extreme hairstyle' row loses compensation bid

Jet2 worker who quit over 'extreme hairstyle' row loses compensation bid

A former Jet2 cabin crew member who quit following a row over her ‘extreme’ hairstyle has lost a bid for compensation.

Marion McKay, 52, had been suing the budget airline for £22,000. She resigned last year after alleging that airline bosses threatened to ban her from working on flights due to her hairstyle.

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