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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Chiara Fiorillo

The Ritz says sorry after Black jobseeker is banned from wearing an Afro hairstyle

A Black jobseeker applying for a job at The Ritz was shocked to learn he was banned from wearing an Afro hairstyle.

Jerelle Jules, 29, had applied for a job as a dining reservations supervisor and was due to attend a face-to-face interview this week.

But the worker said he was "shocked and disappointed" as, after reading the small print in the rules for staff, he learnt that his hairstyle was not suitable.

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