A popular pizza chain has been advertising for "good looking" female employees.

The Leatherhead branch of Pizza Hut posted on website Gumtree last month in search of full-time and part-time car drivers.

The advert said: "Need to have your own car.  We are also looking for decent good-looking girls for Reception."

The post was on the website for three weeks before it was removed after it circulated on social media and a complaint was made to Pizza Hut’s head office.

A spokesman for Pizza Hut said: "We do not condone this advertisement, which goes against the guidelines, policies and practices of Pizza Hut.

"It was an individual error of judgment from an employee, which was quickly taken down, and the issue is now being managed internally.

"We do not tolerate any discrimination of any kind and are committed to creating equal opportunities in a safe working environment."