The provincial government says the requirement is ‘discriminatory’ as well as being a health and safety issue because they are dangerous. High heels and whether women should be required to wear them in the workplace has become a fashion flashpoint in recent years. BC Premier Christy Clark said that women were unfairly required to wear high heels in some provincial workplaces. BC Green Party leader Andrew Weaver filed a private member's bill "designed to prevent employers from setting varying footwear and other requirements based on gender, gender expression or gender identity". The new regulation states that workplace footwear must be of "design, construction and material that allows the worker to perform their work safely and ensures that employers cannot require footwear contrary to this standard".

Source: bd News24 April 09, 2017 15:45 UTC