Good Morning Britain viewers take to Twitter in outrage after Piers Morgan claims it’s OK for some women to be told to wear heels to work
The ITV host was branded 'sexist' for his views as fans caused a frenzy on Twitter
PIERS Morgan has been branded sexist for saying office bosses should be able to tell female staff to wear heels to work.
The outspoken Good Morning Britain host made the comments on today's show as he was joined by Nicola Thorp, who was sent home by her employers last year for refusing to wear stilettos.
Actress Nicola from Hackney, East London, said she was told to leave on her first day at accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) London offices.
She was employed as a temp by PwC’s outsourced reception firm Portico and left stunned after she turned up in flat shoes and told the decision.
Meanwhile an inquiry by MP's showed many bosses still ordered women to look "sexy" at work.
Piers said: "Certain jobs I don't think it's unreasonable for them (employers) to say we don't want you in flats showing visitors around."
Talking about Nicola's case he added: "She was a receptionist for an accountancy firm, she wanted the right to wear flat shoes and not to wear lipstick.
";That to me is not what a receptionist should be."
He rounded off with: "If you're in the presentation game, man or woman, it's perfectly acceptable to say to staff 'this is the dress code'."
Viewers took to Twitter to express their outrage. One wrote: "Get in heels for a period of time on Reception! We'll see what he says then! ."
Another added: "Please try wearing heels for a day & see how you feel!" while one commented: "Women can wear smart flattish shoes n still look nice n appropriate for the job, heels are seen more sexy than smart."
One then hailed it as "sexist chauvinist behaviour".
One raged: "If we don't want to wear heels, we shouldn't be forced to," while another posted: " shut up , wearing a suit is completely different to wearing heels! Some people find heels painful."
An enraged viewer added: "Another day, another sexist argument from @piersmorgan," followed by tired Emoji icons.
Another saw the funny side and wrote: " and the rest of the team should wear flats for the rest of the week - just to annoy ."
Piers continued the debate with his co-star Susanna Reid and said: "I like seeing you in heels. You're always talking about them."
Meanwhile Nicola, 27, who was employed as a temp by PwC’s outsourced reception firm Portico, claims one of the agency’s managers told said she could only come to work wearing two to four inch high heels and make-up from a colour chart of “acceptable shades”.
She also said she was “laughed at” by the supervisor when she complained that she was being discriminated against as men were allowed to wear flat shoes.
The MP's probe heard from hundreds of female staff told to dye their hair blonde and wear revealing outfits.
Others described long-term health problems from wearing high heels for prolonged periods.
A hard-hitting report out today says the incident is not isolated and laws protecting women are not up to scratch.
MPs said firms who force women to wear high heels at work should face “substantial fines” at employment tribunals.
They found discriminatory dress codes were widespread despite being unlawful.
Today fans contacted GMB to say some of them chose to wear shoes without a heel because they found stilettos painful.
Insisting men's office outfits could also prove uncomfortable, Piers commented: "Shirts with collars can be painful - we have to wear them.
"Many men are told to wear them. In Parliament, men have a dress code, women don't."
Clearly a little irate, Susanna retorted: "I'm not sure you can compare the discomfort of a tie with the pain people are saying they are feeling wearing heels.
"If a man did have an issue with it and was experiencing any pain he could go to his employer and say 'is there anything I can do?'."