The government is already sort-of in that business, according to the BBC:<p>&gt; As the law stands, employers can dismiss staff who fail to live up to &quot;reasonable&quot; dress code demands, as long as they&#x27;ve been given enough time to buy the right shoes and clothes.<p>&gt; They can set up different codes for men and women, as long as there&#x27;s an &quot;equivalent level of smartness&quot;.<p>Speculating here: One might be able to argue in court that for a receptionist, high heels are a greater level of smartness than whatever the male dress code is.