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Higher women's haircut prices found 'baseless and inappropriate'

Fears of soaring prices at hairdressers have emerged after a commission ruled lower prices for men were unjust.

A special gender equality experts team at the federal chancellery said today (Mon) asking women to pay more for similar haircut services to men was a breach of gender fairness rules.

The commission said it was "baseless and inappropriate" to ask women up to twice the amount men had to cough up for comparable services at hairdressers.

Coiffeur union leaders are outraged by the decision. They argue that women’s haircuts need more time due to their complexity.

Legal officials however doubt the commission’s announcement will be turned into a federal law.

Austrian Times

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The bitterly cold temperatures have not only been causing problems for humans in Austria but also for cars. In such harsh conditions, diesel in cars is known to crystallise and the engine cut out altogether.

Freezing temperatures claim life in Vienna
The freezing cold temperatures in Vienna, Austria claimed the life of an elderly woman over the weekend. The 86-year-old was found dead in her garden in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Baby taken over speeding fine
Austrian social workers have taken a baby away from his teenage mother because the toddler's grandmother had not paid a speeding fine.

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