Employee rights | Can employers ask employees to wear makeup to work?

What leeway do employers have when asking female employees to wear makeup to work?
Can employers ask employees to wear makeup to work?

According to a study by Renfrew Centre Foundation, 44% of women are dependent on makeup and are left feeling unattractive if they don’t wear it, whilst a quarter of the women surveyed started wearing makeup as early as 13-years-old. However, that still leaves a large portion of women who go makeup-free. With that being the case, do employers have the right to ask female employees to wear makeup to work, and, to what extent is doing so considered a discriminatory breach? Discrimination is the...

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