Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce is being urged to amend the company's uniform policies,with a push to ditch rules that require female staff to wear makeup,high heels and hosiery.
The Australian Services Union posted a letter on Facebook addressed to Mr Joyce,asking the CEO to take the lead on the issue by making"sensible and low-cost changes for a more inclusive workplace".
"Qantas promotes itself as a leader on matters important to women dn LGBTQI+ Australians,"wrote ASU assistant national secretary Emeline Gaske.
"Qantas is a major partner of Sydney Mardi Gras,and you personally have a role as a'champion of change'.
"We think it's time the uniform requirements Qantas has of its employees reflect these commitments,"she wrote,noting the timeliness of the issue in the lead-up to the Sydney Mardi Gras and International Women's Day.
Among the proposed changes is a request to remove gender-based uniform requirements,overturn a beard ban,and to allow Qantas badges to display preferred pronouns.
"Remove the requirement for women to wear makeup,"Ms Gaske wrote,adding that employees should only have to wear makeup"if they wish".
"Allow women to wear low heel shoes,including loafers,with all uniform items,not just trousers,"she wrote.