- Elless Promotions used secret policy where they would only hire ‘at least sevens’
- The recruitment agency hired shot girls for Yates pubs across the Essex area
- Furious Jane Garner said she was let go from her job because she was a size 14
Pub chain Yates used an employment agency that used a secret ‘good-looking only’ policy when hiring female staff.
The agency decided that prospective employees must must be ‘at least seven’ out of 10 to work as girls selling shots.
Elless Promotions also shared an image of a larger woman on its Facebook, captioned: ‘This really isn’t suitable for staff is it?’
The policy has outraged size 14 Jane Garner, 30, who claimed she was let go from her part-time job selling £3.50 Jagerbombs after she was described as ‘too fat for our venues’ on an Elless Promotions WhatsApp group.
Elless Promotions’ policy outraged size 14 Jane Garner who claimed she was let go fro her part-time job selling £3.50 Jagerbombs after she was described as ‘too fat for our venues’
A string of cruel WhatsApp messages were exchanged between colleagues at the recruitment agency
Ms Garner claims bosses uploaded a photo of her and sneered: ‘Are we surprised that has been a complaint?’ Another colleague responded: ‘She’s huge.’
The mother-of-two, from Billericay, Essex, said: ‘Doing the shot job really built up my confidence. And now I just feel humiliated,’ speaking to The Sun.
In one message, Elless Promotions director Lisa Sansom said: ‘I have seen a few ugly girls in your groups. Girls need to be 7s and above only! If you are unsure send me a photo and I will let you know!’
Her business partner and glamour model, Holly Muldoon, responded: ‘Please go through your staff and consider what size they are and what they look like.’
Elless Promotions were paid to sort contract staff for Yates bars throughout Essex.
A spokesman for Yates said they would not comment further on another company’s policies.
They added that it was their understanding that the area manager in question was no longer working for them.