A student who was discriminated against by ex-employers Abercrombie and Fitch because her prosthetic arm broke the store's 'look policy' has been awarded just over £9,000 by an employment tribunal.
Riam Dean, 22, was employed by the clothing giant's London Saville Row store, but claimed that bosses moved her from the shop floor to the stock room as her prosthetic limb did not fit in with the brand's all-American image. Abercrombie and Fitch has a strict 'Look Policy' that covers everything from hairstyle to the length of employees fingernails.
Miss Dean was born with her left forearm missing, and has worn a prosthetic limb since she was a baby. She was given permission to wear a white cardigan to cover her prosthesis after getting the job, but she was told after a few days that she was breaking the look policy and would have to work in the stockroom.
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