'Too pretty' Wolverhampton prison officer agrees out-of-court settlement (figure undisclosed)

Amit Kajla (plain Jane?). Nice work if you can get it! The original story several months ago said she was 'wearing too much make up'. Obviously this is not a good idea when you work in a prison.

A female prison officer from Wolverhampton who claimed she was victimised for being attractive has agreed an out-of-court settlement for unfair dismissal, her lawyer said.

Amit Kajla, who won an employment tribunal claim against Her Majesty's Prison Service (HMPS) last year, had been due to attend a remedy hearing in Birmingham.

But the hearing was cancelled after solicitors acting on her behalf agreed an undisclosed compensation settlement. Read more