Appropriate Attire in the Workplace

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Appropriate Attire in the Workplace

• Kelsey Jensen
• Desiree Thomas

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Why People Dress the Way They Do?
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Appropriate Attire Definition

• Depends on industry
• Must have attire code
• Psychological contract or
  Written Policy

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Casual Attire
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Examples of Casual Attire
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Professional Attire
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Examples of Professional attire
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Uniform Attire
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Examples of Uniforms
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Religion Dress Codes

• EEOC forbids employers from discriminating
  against employees whose style of dress is
  associated with a particular religion or
  ethnicity. Federal law requires employers to
  reasonably accommodate religious practices,
  including the wearing of religious garb

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Laws on Dress codes

• Banning ponytails or earrings for men while
  allowing women to have them
• Banning facial hair or headwear. This violates
  some religious beliefs.
• A ban on facial hair can also be seen as
  discriminatory towards males who have problems
  with shaving due to extremely sensitive skin.
  This is a condition that affects more
  African-American men than white, so it could also
  be a racial discrimination issue.
• Requiring women to wear skirts.

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Tattoos Piercings

• We asked employers and HR managers to give us
  their thoughts on piercings and tattoos in the
  workplace. Here's what they said.  "Tattoos
  and Body Piercings are tools for self-expression
  - why force someone to be a drone???"gt  "It
  amazes me that people adorned with body art and
  piercings don't thoroughly consider how their
  career can be affected."  "Tattoos and body
  piercings do not any impact on what type of an
  employee or person that someone is. I am an HR
  Manager and I would like to think that I am open
  enough to understand that people have differences
  of opinions and what is for me may not be for
  someone else."

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Why is it Important to Dress Professional?
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How to write a policy

• May only suggest Appropriate Appearance
• Be sensitive!
• Image the company wants to portray
• Employees are representatives
• Specifics to your company
• Good and Bad examples
• Any questions contact supervisor

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Addressing Personal Appearance

• Ideas to Prevent Dress Violations
• Professional Image Seminar
• Policy stated clearly in handbook
• Procedure for policy violators
• Reinforce at new employee orientations
• Violation Procedure Example
• Verbal Warning
• Written Notice
• Suspension

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Questions?
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