Greetings!
Parliament's Petitions Committee has been in touch to ask whether MNers would like to feed in to its investigation into women being required to wear high heels at work.
The investigation is in response to a petition on the Parliament website asking the government to 'make it illegal for a company to require women to wear high heels at work'. The petition has had nearly 150,000 signatures, and as a result the petitions committee is going to look into the matter more thoroughly.
This is what they say:
"If you've been personally affected by this issue we want to hear from you."
"Your experiences will help us understand the problem. It will also give us an idea of how many people this affects and help us to decide what action to recommend to the Government."
"When sharing your experiences, please include:
- What were the circumstances that led to you being made to wear high heels? For example: what type of work was involved? Were you a permanent or a temporary member of staff?
- Did you challenge the requirement? If so, what was the outcome?
- Did you think that the requirement was reasonable?
- What does a reasonable work dress code mean to you?"
"Please note that the user name you choose will appear with your comment. Please do not name specific companies/employers in your post."
If you prefer, you can respond directly to the Committee via this link.
Thanks
MNHQ