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Female worker wins harassment case after being told to wear makeup
09/10/2023
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Chantelle Cloete
Chantelle Cloete, Reporter

Telling a female employee to wear makeup amounts to harassment on the basis of sex, a UK Employment Tribunal has ruled, in a case involving an upmarket London restaurant.

Former waitress Jahnayde Henry sued Soho-based Chinese restaurant Tattu after her female boss told her to put makeup on as she looked “tired and unprofessional”.