Fine firms for sexist dress codes, say MPs

Politicians say female employees are being told to dye their hair blonde and wear revealing clothes at work

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Employers should face bigger financial penalties for forcing women to follow sexist dress codes in the workplace, MPs have said, after a parliamentary inquiry found female employees regularly face discrimination.

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