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People in offices across the UK have been suffering beside portable fans during the heatwave that saw temperatures soar into the 30s.

A 20-year-old man decided to wear dressy shorts on Monday instead of the constricting suit he usually wore to his job in a call centre.

Joey Barge, of Aylesbury, tweeted a photo of his outfit questioning whether he would be allowed to wear the cooler clothing.

(Image: Joey Barge)

Less than half an hour later, Mr Barge tweeted again, saying: “Answer: nope. Just been sent home from work.”

He added that the hot weather was much better suited for drinking a daiquiri by the pool than sitting at a desk.

If women can wear skirts/dresses at work can I wear smart shorts like so? pic.twitter.com/UD0AQ6ZCbP — joey (@jBarge_) June 19, 2017

Mr Barge said: "The office is so hot and I sweat so much and feel uncomfortable.

"I'm fuming. A quarter of the office are wearing vest tops and skirts/dresses..."

poll loading Do you think men should be allowed to wear shorts to work? 0+ VOTES SO FAR Yes. It's too hot outside. No. It's unprofessional.

He didn't want to give up the issue, so he donned one of his mother’s dresses.

He documented his bold choice with a few mirror selfies and predicted he would be sent home again.

Instead, his employers sent out an email amending the dress code.

Mr Barge tweeted a photo of the email that read: "Due to the extremely warm temperatures currently, it has been agreed that... gentlemen in the office are permitted to wear 3/4 length shorts."

His employers didn’t throw out the dress code entirely though. The shorts must be black, navy or beige and definitely not brightly coloured.