RECRUITERS for the Yates pub chain used a secret “good-looking only” policy for female staff.

The employment agency ruled they must be “at least seven” out of 10 to work as shot girls.

9 Jade Garner, 30, found out she was being fat-shamed from a 'disgusted' member of the recruitment team Credit: Nick Obank - The Sun

Elless Promotions also posted a picture of a larger woman on Facebook with the words: “This really isn’t suitable for staff is it?”

Size 14 Jade Garner, 30, claims she was turfed out of her part-time job selling £3.50 Jagerbombs after being described as “too fat for our venues” on an Elless Promotions WhatsApp group.

Bosses allegedly uploaded a photo of her and sneered: “Are we surprised there has been a complaint.” A colleague replied: “She’s huge.”

Mum-of-two Jade from Billericay, Essex, said: “Doing the shot job really built up my confidence. And now I just feel humiliated.”

9 Essex-based Jade said being a shot girl built up her confidence Credit: Nick Obank - The Sun

9 Mum-of-two Jade said she felt 'humiliated' by what glamour model Holly Muldoon, pictured, wrote about her

In one message, Elless Promotions director Lisa Sansom wrote: “I have seen a few ugly girls in your groups. Girls need to be 7s and above only! If you are unsure send me a photo and I will let you know!”

Lisa’s business partner, glamour model Holly Muldoon, wrote: “Please go through your staff and consider what size they are and what they look like.”

The agency was paid to sort contract staff for Yates bars across Essex but they no play no part in hiring directly-employed Yates' staff.

Yates also had no part in employing the fat-shaming staff members - including the area manager who worked for Elless, not the pub chain.

9 Holly Muldoon said Jade Garner was 'too fat' to work in their venues

9 WhatsApp messages reveal members of Elless Promotion body-shaming Jade Garner

Full-time staff are recruited through the chain’s parent firm, the Stonegate Pub Company.

Elless, who Yates have had no issue with in the past, failed to respond to calls.

A Yates spokeswoman said: "We are unable to comment on the recruitment or management policies of Elless promotions but it is our understanding that the Area Manager in question was an employee of theirs and is no longer working for them.

"We have received no direct complaints in regard to their work for us but as part of our own due diligence have launched our own investigation on their approach.”

9 Elless Promotions director Lisa Sansom reminded her recruiters that girls had to be '7s and above only'

9 Elless Promotions director Lisa Sansom told team leaders to 'delete' anyone who does not look right

9 Glamour model Holly Muldoon helped recruit staff.

9 Yates' confirmed that 'the area manager was an employee of Elless and no longer works for them