I refused and was sent home, without pay.”Thorp added: “I’m not sure exactly how (wearing heels) improves my ability to do my job. British women can legally be forced to wear high heels at work, as an actress claims to have found when she was sent home for wearing flat shoes. “The supervisor told me that I would be sent home without pay unless I went to the shop and bought a pair of two-to-four-inch heels. Nicola Thorp, who has appeared in Doctor Who, was told to wear two-to-four-inch heels when she arrived for her first day as a receptionist at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the accounting giant. In fact, I would argue that I could do my job better if I was able to walk properly.”Around 64,000 people have signed her online petition to make it illegal to force women to wear heels at work.

Source: National Post May 11, 2016 22:15 UTC