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Footwear Regulation Bill 2017

A BILL TO

Prohibit enforced wearing of high-heeled footwear in the workplace

BE IT ENACTED by The Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Commons in this present Parliament assembled, in accordance with the provisions of the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Section 1: Definitions

a. 'High-heeled footwear' shall mean any footwear with a heel greater than 3 cm in height.

b. Creative Industries shall be as defined by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, and passed as a Statutory Instrument by the House of Commons.

Section 2: Footwear Requirements

(1) No employer or other person shall require a person to wear high-heeled footwear as a part of their employment.

(2) But subsection (1) does not include employment to which subsection (3) applies.

(3) This subsection applies to employment:

(a) which is of a type described by subsection (4), and

(b) where the employee is required to wear high-heeled footwear for a period not exceeding:

(i) if the employee is allowed a break of 15 contiguous minutes, 90 minutes in any 105-minute period,

(ii) in any case, 5 hours in any 24 hour period.

(4) The types of employment are:

(a) employment as a theatrical, film, or other stage performer,

(b) employment as a fashion model, and

(c) other employment connected with the creative industries as the Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument prescribe.

(5) Regulations under subsection (4)(c) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

(6) The provisions of the Act will also apply to anyone who is employed as an agency worker, a professional services contract, or where registered as self-employment.

(7) The provisions of the Act will apply where for services any consideration of greater than £100 over any time period is made.

Section 3: Penalties

(1) Any person dismissed from employment under this Act for refusing to wear high-heeled footwear shall be deemed to be unfairly dismissed, unless the exemption in subsection 2(2) is fully met. the employment is excepted by virtue of section 2(2).

(2) Subject to section 2, Any person(s) who unfairly dismisses an employee under the provisions of subsection 2(1) shall be liable to disqualification as a company director, or a fine not exceeding 10% of net profits in a given fiscal year or £20000. , as determined by magistrates based on the circumstances of the dismissal.

Section 4: Title and Commencement

1. This Act shall be known as the Footwear Regulation Act 2017

2. This Act shall take effect 180 days after Royal Assent

3. This Act shall apply to the whole of the United Kingdom

Written by /u/Unownuzer717 on behalf of the National Unionist Party.

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