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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Tobi Thomas

Ritz job applicant informed of afro hair ban says hotel apology ‘disingenuous’

Jerelle Jules on the Good Morning Britain TV show
Jerelle Jules said he was left ‘shocked and disappointed’ after being told by the Ritz that ‘spiky hair, afro style’ were not allowed. Photograph: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock

A black job applicant who was told his hair was against the employee grooming policy of the Ritz has said an apology he subsequently received from the hotel was “disingenuous and lacklustre”.

Jerelle Jules, 30, from Hammersmith, west London, had made it to the final round of interviews for a position as a dining reservations supervisor at the exclusive London hotel, when he was sent the company’s employee grooming policy.

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