The ritual had already eliminated the mandatory use of makeup for female employees before the Institute for Human Rights ruled on Monday that it was discrimination. The supermarket chain is reporting this to NU.nl in response to previous reports about the board’s decision. The organizer spoke out after a complaint from a former employee.
A former employee of Rituals thought it was unfair to force her to wear makeup and to let her male colleagues make the decision themselves. That’s why I knocked on the door of the Human Rights Institute.
Rituals says in its response that the former employee also complained to the company itself. The company said it regretted that she “felt discriminated against on the basis of wearing makeup while working for our organization”.
According to the cosmetics company, Rituals contacted her to learn from her experience. “So we got Design Guidelines Critical review and adjustment on a number of points, including the use of makeup,” says the company.
“It is a voluntary choice for all of our employees to apply makeup.” Accordingly, the institute has expressed its opinion on a situation that is no longer valid, according to Rituals.
Not enough makeup in range to stick
The obligation to compensate female employees is not prohibited by definition, provided the make-up is deemed necessary to be able to properly perform the job of the salesperson. Since Rituals also sells many other items, the Board decided the guidance was unfair.
Since female employees were asked to put on makeup, they lost more time getting ready for work. This was not the case for men. The college says there is a heavy burden on women here.
