Lady hale not for heels
The country's most senior judge, Lady Hale, has suggested that female lawyers should not have to go to work in high heels.
The Supreme Court president, who is soon to step down, has said that she is aware of firms that still require their female lawyers to wear high heels rather than allowing them to wear flat shoes.
She stated, "One does again hear stories of women being required to wear high heels by employers. Why should they have to wear high heels? Requiring neatness, tidiness, cleanliness is one thing, requiring a particular image is another."
Further comment was made that male lawyers were not subject to similar pre-requisites and as such called the practice of setting out the female dress code as "outdated".
During the course of 2017 152,000 people signed a petition calling for the practice to be made illegal. As the petition raised in excess of 100,000 signatories it was submitted to, and debated in, parliament.
The Government subsequently responded with, "Company dress codes must be reasonable and must make equivalent requirements for men and women. This is the law and employers must abide by it."
Lady Hale will retire on her 75th birthday, in January 2020. Possibly her most memorable moment at the helm of the Supreme Court was when she ruled that Boris Johnson's suspension of parliament was unlawful.
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