A London woman petitioned U.K. government to make it illegal for companies to require women to wear high heels at work, and the Parliament now must debate the issue.
A 27-year-old Nicola Thorp spoke out about "sexism" she faced when she was sent home for refusing to wear high heels.
Thorp had just been employed as a temporary receptionist for finance consultancy. When
she showed up in black flats for her first day, a supervisor told her
she had to wear two- to four-inch heels or otherwise go home, citing
dress code for female employees.
She said 'You know, I don’t see why what I’m wearing is going to affect
my job in any way,'" . "It was a 9-hour shift to escort clients from the
front desk to meeting rooms. I’d be on my feet for nine hours."
On Twitter, the
company said "with immediate effect, all our female colleagues can wear
plain flat shoes or plain court shoes as they prefer."
Under U.K. law, employers can dismiss staff who fail to live up to
"reasonable" dress code demands, as long as they've been given enough
time to buy shoes and clothes.
So it's going to be like that, flat...?
So it's going to be like that, flat...?
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