Global EditionASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
World
Home / World / Europe

British govt issues guidelines outlining discriminatory work dressing policy

Xinhua | Updated: 2018-05-18 23:10
Share
Share - WeChat

LONDON - The chair of the House of Commons Petitions Committee on Friday welcomed new government guidelines saying women can't be fired for refusing to wear high heels at work.

New guidelines have been issued by the government about dress codes and sex discrimination following calls from the Women and Equalities and Petitions Committees.

It follows a petition to the British parliament in 2016 signed by 150,000 people calling for it to be illegal for an employer to require a woman to wear high heels.

The petition was started by Nicola Thorp who made headlines in after going public about an experience she had in London as a temporary worker and was sent home from work without pay after refusing to wear high heels.

It led to a parliamentary inquiry prompted by the petition, with the Women and Equalities and Petitions Committees hearing shocking stories of women suffering discrimination in the workplace, especially young women in insecure employment. The inquiry called on the Government to produce guidance to help employers and employees to understand the law.

Chair of the Petitions Committee Helen Jones MP, said: "Our inquiry showed that the shocking treatment suffered by Nicola Thorp, who was sent home from work because she refused to wear high heels, was not an isolated incident."

Jones said guidance is a good first step in helping employers and employees to understand their rights and legal duties.

"There is now a great deal of work to be done to promote this guidance so that its message is heard by as wide an audience as possible," she added.

The new guidelines say that if a boss requires female staff to wear high heels as part of a dress code but places no footwear requirements on men it is likely to constitute direct discrimination on grounds of sex because there is not an equivalent standard imposed on male staff.

The guidelines say forcing women at work to dress in a provocative or revealing fashion could contribute to an environment in which employees may be vulnerable to unwanted sexual attention and harassment.

Most Viewed in 24 Hours
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 99久久精品国产片久人 | caoporm超免费公开视频| 旧里番yy4480在线高清影院| 儿子女朋友爸爸的朋友| 裸体跳舞XXXX裸体跳舞| 国产精品国产亚洲精品看不卡| 一个人免费观看www视频| 日本精品久久久久中文字幕| 亚洲国产美女精品久久久久 | 天天做天天摸天天爽天天爱| 久久99国产乱子伦精品免费| 欧洲无码一区二区三区在线观看| 亚洲视频中文字幕在线| 美女羞羞喷液视频免费| 国产成人av在线影院| 2022国产麻豆剧果冻传媒影视 | 亚洲欧美日本另类| 精品久久久久久久中文字幕| 国产乱码精品一区二区三区中| 2018在线观看| 国产黄视频网站| www夜夜操com| 成全动漫视频在线观看免费高清| 久久精品无码一区二区三区| 欧美日韩亚洲一区二区三区在线观看 | 国产极品美女高潮无套在线观看| 99re国产精品| 妲己高h荡肉呻吟np| 中文字幕在线播放视频| 日本边添边摸边做边爱的网站 | 国产成人免费全部网站| 18分钟处破好疼哭视频在线| 在线观看精品国产福利片87| 一本大道在线无码一区| 新婚侵犯乐派影院| 久久伊人久久亚洲综合| 日韩精品无码一区二区三区AV| 亚洲国产一区二区三区| 欧美综合自拍亚洲综合图片区| 人妻少妇久久中文字幕| 精品一区狼人国产在线|