Size does matter: Short men and overweight women earn less than their taller and slimmer counterparts

As more and more onus is being placed on beating the 'hiring bias', research has emerged that tall men and slim women can expect to earn more than their respectively shorter and larger colleagues. 

That is according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal. The Exeter University team behind the study examined the genetic material of 120,000 people in the UK biobank and compared it to their salaries.

The results reveal that men earn on average £500 more every year for every inch taller they are. That means that a six foot man is likely to earn about £70,000 more over a lifetime than a guy who is five foot nine inches, according to The Telegraph.

For women, every extra pound they weigh will knock off £125 from their annual salaries, according to the report.