Nicola Thorp says she was sent home from her job as a receptionist for PwC after refusing to wear heels. Thorp, who claims she was laughed at when she said the demand was discriminatory, told BBC Radio London: “I was expected to do a nine-hour shift on my feet escorting clients to meeting rooms. I said I just won’t be able to do that in heels.”
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