Sweden: Male train drivers wear skirts after shorts row

from the BBC:



A dozen male train drivers in Sweden have circumvented a ban on shorts by wearing skirts to work in hot weather.

The workers, who operate the Roslagsbanan line north of the capital Stockholm, have been wearing skirts to work for the past two weeks.

Employer Arriva banned the drivers from wearing shorts after taking over the running of the line in January.

But the company has given the men its blessing to wear skirts, according to local newspaper Mitti. ................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22828150