Finance firm PwC accused of sexism over high heels row.

dowie said:
yes, that was the foundation for the story
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Can you link me the article which quotes the contract, the ones i find just keep banging on about unfair treatment and seems to give a very one-sided story focusing more on the petition signatures to support her, than the story itself.

Not even a mention that she was an actress or anything (only relevant if it is a publicity stunt). Just painted her as an average young worker who was unfairly treated.
 
watch the video

"I don't know whats wrong with them they're smart they're black in keeping with that code they're just not a 2-4 inch heel"

her quote of what she said to the woman at the office, she's acknowledged that they're not heels as per the dress code
 
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I would expect staff in customer-facing roles to be dressed smartly, professionally and in a manner consistent with the business and industry. That would include receptionists, and apply to either gender.

It wouldn't even have crossed my mind to suggest, let alone insist on, high heels. I would expect shoes for someone in such a role to be business-smart, but I'd also expect someone likely to be on their feet a lot to be wearing shoes consistent with being on their feet a lot.
 
robj20 said:
Don't like the companies policies, don't work for them.
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Up to a point, yes. It certainly depends on the business as well, up to a point, but unless a very specific dress code is intrinsic to the business, like topless sports bars, I can't see any valid reason for insisting on high heels. Smart, yes. Heels, no.

What next? Translucent blouse and braless, because it's "dress cose"? Micro skirt and stockings? I'd put insisting on heels in the same category.
 
She's a receptionist, she'd be sitting on her arse, texting her friends and bitching about everyone who walks past.

She could easily have slipped them off under the desk, the mardarse.
 
As outdated as it is, I would make the assumption that part of the reason the role expects heels is due to the receptionists being titillation for clients arriving at the company, the same as the hostess girls at trade shows.
 
Sega Mega Dave said:
She's a receptionist, she'd be sitting on her arse, texting her friends and bitching about everyone who walks past.

She could easily have slipped them off under the desk, the mardarse.
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nah her job was to greet clients arriving for meetings and lead them to their respective conference rooms so she'd be on her feet all day thus heels could be quite uncomfortable
 
Sega Mega Dave said:
She's a receptionist, she'd be sitting on her arse, texting her friends and bitching about everyone who walks past.

She could easily have slipped them off under the desk, the mardarse.
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As the article said ...
I was expected to do a nine-hour shift on my feet escorting clients to meeting rooms.
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That's always been part of reception's function at my company too, because I don't want visitors just wandering about on their own.
 
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I don't think that has any bearing on my ability to draw assumptions based on personal experience of interacting with a good number of receptionists in these type of institutions through work.
 
tom_e said:
Trousers, shirts and ties don't really have the possibility of causing pain, discomfort and damage through being worn though do they?
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Yeah. I work in a manufacturing environment and ties can cause fatalities.
The others can just be incredibly hot and uncomfortable.
 
Are you made to wear a tie at work when around machinery and such?

Pretty sure that's a violation of the law if it puts you in danger, regardless of what a contract says.
 
Jamesyboyjim said:
here

So a new receptionist was sent home because she didn't want to wear heels all day. Apparently she was laughed at when asking why the men don't have to.

Now, I do agree with her, heels shouldn't be mandatory but it also gets me thinking about how men still have to wear trousers, ties etc on hot days when the girls can wear small tops and breezy dresses and I thought I'd see what members here thought :)

I don't fancy wearing a dress personally, but being able to at least wear a smart t-shirt over a shirt and tie at work on a hot day would be nice, you know, like the girls get to! :p

before you argue the air conditioning point, that was deemed sexist aswell :p
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I fully support her right not to wear high-heels. It's a receptionist job.

I also support the right of men to turn up to work in kilts if they so wish. Especially if they have nice legs.

Seems like a consistent and fair response to me. It's not as if she's arguing what others have to or cannot wear.
 
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