Backcountry.com
A report released Thursday by Britain's Trade Union Congress found that a number of "big City institutions and upmarket shops" do not allow female employees to wear "healthy and safe footwear," and concludes that bosses should reconsider "sexist" policies that force women to wear high heels to work. TUC general secretary Brendan Barber said, "Heels may look glamorous on the catwalks and on Hollywood stars, but they're not appropriate day-to-day work wear. These dress codes -- apart from being blatantly sexist -- can lead to health problems." Barber also suggested that employers with shoe requirements should stop "worrying about what staff look like" and consider the effect heels have on women's feet. In other words, bosses ought to, you know, put themselves in their employees' shoes -- literally or otherwise.
