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'Too Sexy' Prison Guard Wins Unfair Dismissal Suit Against Employer

by Erin Donnelly (Subscribe to Erin Donnelly's posts)
Posted Sep 15th 2009 at 1:20PM  
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Former prison guard Amit Kajla was unfairly dismissed, a tribunal ruled. Photo: Caters News/ZUMA Press

Being too sexy may have landed Right Said Fred on the charts, but it cost one young British woman her job.

But Amit Kajla of Wolverhampton, England is having the last laugh, after a British tribunal ruled that her former employer, HMPS, was guilty of sexual harassment and unfair dismissal after forcing her out for being "too sexy," The Daily Mail reports.

The beautiful 22-year-old woman, who had worked as a guard at the HM Prison in Brinsford, England, filed suit last spring after complaining that her colleagues had criticized her for wearing too much makeup and adjusting her guard uniform to accommodate her petite body, the paper reports.

According to the paper, Kajla also claimed that one of her fellow officers had shouted at her in the presence of inmates, called her a "stupid little girl," and blamed her appearance for an excess of inmate calls.

Kajla complained about her work environment in January 2008 and filed a formal grievance complaint that March before resigning in April and ultimately being terminated that May, the paper reports.

"I was seen as a weak woman who could be bullied," Kajla told The Daily Mail. "I am very happy they have condemned the HMPS for the way they sought to justify the actions of the bully by suggesting my approach to work and my appearance was inappropriate and could create a breach in security."

The tribunal agreed. "If she was not the young, attractive woman that she is, he [Kajla's fellow officer, Lee Hastings] would not have treated her in the way he did," the panel said, according to the paper. "He engaged in unwanted conduct that had the purpose or effect of violating her dignity or of creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for her. The prison service were aware of this but that the claimant was expected to put up with this type of conduct."

The paper reports that Kajla is expected to receive compensation, but no amount has yet been stated.

Guess employers will now think twice before dissing their employees' fashion sense!

Click here to read about another British woman who successfully sued her big-name employer.

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HeatherW, 9-15-2009, 7:02PM

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HeatherW

If the dude hoping to get in her pants by hiring her, hadn't hired her in the first place, they wouldn't be in this mess. lol men, always thinking with their "junk".

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Chief, 9-16-2009, 9:37AM

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Cop, 9-16-2009, 7:11AM

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Cop

She knew this when she got the job, that it is not for her. Just like many women that think they are men and become police officers and prison guards. When they can't take the heat they sue because they are unable to perform their duties, she should have stayed home and gotten pregnant. Woman cannot do a man's job! Unless your a big cow!

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Jeep_luvn_cow _roper, 9-16-2009, 7:29AM

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Jeep_luvn_cow _roper

Hey Cop..... I bet u are some fat cow yourself and with that kind of thinking Im sure your wife has a hard time just sleeping in the same bed with you.

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mslivi, 9-16-2009, 7:47AM

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mslivi

Cop, I totally disagree with your post. I am a correctional officer in a closed custody prison and have been for the past 10 years. I am female and I consider myself quite attractive.It is not how you look but the way you do your job. I do not have this problem with inmates or fellow officers. It's about respect and I am not a fat cow. I can do my job better than most males.

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marie, 9-16-2009, 8:22AM

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marie

COP....So, you think a woman should stay home and get pregnant? That's the mentality "barefoot and pregnant" that belongs in the dark ages. Women have the brains to do anything a man can , often times a woman does it better than a man. A woman can do any job a man can do as long as she has a desire to do the job, and the strength. I don't think any woman would be foolish enough to take on a job that requires more strength than she knows she is capable of handling.

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revvy13, 9-16-2009, 8:36AM

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revvy13

Cop, have you ever looked a female officer or guard (of any sort, prison, HLS, ect) or solider in the eye when they are on duty? No? Shame, cause you would find a woman who had to work twice as hard, be twice as fast, twice as smart, and at least in the US get paid more often then not, considerably less for the same position as their male counter parts.

We women, do not take jobs because we are trying to be 'men' we do those jobs because we love the work, it is what we want to do.

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Stepahnie, 9-16-2009, 9:26AM

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Stepahnie

In response to Cop: You're an idiot. From the first sentence to the last, you have made it quite clear you dont know what this case is about. Try reading. Even if and when you do, youre still an idiot.
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Cop 9-16-2009 @ 7:11AM
She knew this when she got the job, that it is not for her. Just like many women that think they are men and become police officers and prison guards. When they can't take the heat they sue because they are unable to perform their duties, she should have stayed home and gotten pregnant. Woman cannot do a man's job! Unless your a big cow!

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ThisIsNuts!, 9-16-2009, 9:52AM

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ThisIsNuts!

Cop, "your" (should be you"re) apparently too busy to learn proper use of the English language. I'll bet that 'fat cow' could have spelled it correctly.

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pdh69, 9-16-2009, 10:02AM

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pdh69

If it weren't narrow minded people like you, many women would not be treated like trash and be put in the same category as fraile and weak. Then they wouln't have to sue to be treated with respect as they deserve. There are many small women that could kick your but and they are not "cows". Talk to my wife with that attitude and see what happens!

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Patty, 9-16-2009, 11:25AM

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Patty

You are ignorant, Cop! Stop hiding behind that plastic badge and deal with reality. Women are just as effective in the fields you mentioned(police officer/prison guard), and moreso within these jobs in various duties.
I effectively worked inside a men's state prison for nine years. I took that job because it allowed me to be home before my children arrived home after school. It also gave me a lot of freedom in that I had vacation leave/sick leave time and it provided me with really good health insurance. I never ONCE felt like a man when I put that uniform on, and I can assure you I didn't look like a cow either.

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morgy, 9-16-2009, 11:44AM

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I just reired from the military. It was not unusual for me to work 17 hours a day 7 days a wk for months on end. I am a female. I loved being deployed. Many of the men I worked with were great, but a few cried like babies when it came time to get up in the morning. Sometimes I would have to go and pull them out of their rack. The men who worked for me wrote over 100 letters of appreciation. I had to be better than any guy to get their respect, and I was. I don't know this woman. She could be a poser. I do know that it was not unusual for the people I worked for to give me #@&* because I was a pretty female. In the military you can't sue, you have to learn to deal with it, and be strong. I am glad I have the "balls" I have today. I bet you talking smack from where you are. I bet you would never say what you say to a strong pretty woman's face. Ha,ha,ha. What a loser.

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Vicki, 9-16-2009, 12:48PM

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Male cops can't do their jobs right either~ Rape women, Go thru red lights when they feel like it, Take money or drugs,Harrass women, Break the law when they feel like it & get away w/it !!! Harrass any drivers WHEN they think drivers are breaking the law & Plussss COPS DO NOT go by the speed limits no matter where we are, It happens every where! Men are no better than women & First of all I rather have police women on the streets than men because I do not trust male cops w/myself or young & old people in our world!!!

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kathryn, 9-16-2009, 12:39PM

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i wonder when u see males making a living as nurses, chefs, seamstrees, selling clothes, being nannys, and secretaries, do u think they are trying to be women? hmmn. if she had known she would be treated that way, dont u think she wouldn't have taken the job? think man think. and no where in that article does it state that she couldnt do the job? she was prevented from doing her job which is why she will know be compensated, but even if she couldnt do her job, she shouldnt have had to be treated like that,nobody should. u take them into your office and talk to them about their career chose and then say such and such and ill give u so many days to clean up your act or i'll have to let u go, thats what so call smart men would do, guess they arent very smart...

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tpdhanna1833, 9-17-2009, 9:44AM

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FYI, there are female police officers that do the job very effectively if not better than most men and are not fat cows. Move out of the sticks!

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Smart Gal, 9-17-2009, 1:08PM

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Smart Gal

How silly you are. Really.

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pK, 9-17-2009, 12:17PM

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pK

COP.. You are a douche

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Sheela, 9-17-2009, 12:30PM

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You're being sexist. Stop acting like a douchebag. Women are as competent as men. Both sexes are equal. There is no inferiority or superiorty between sexes.

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