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Worker sent home for being 'too good-looking' - as research finds 'ugly' salary premium

Worker sent home for being 'too good-looking' - as research finds 'ugly' salary premium

Workplace sexism has been a media theme of late – with focus on ‘sexist’ dress codes, Piers Morgan’s comments about heels at work and a gender pay gap that continues to impact female salaries.

Now the debate is re-catalysed by claims, from a freelance television worker, that she was fired from work for being “too good-looking” – The Evening Standard reports. 

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