Dress code in the workplace

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Dress code in the workplace is becoming an important issue that all employers should be aware of. • This video addresses Dress codes and avoiding discrimination. • Many employers choose to have a dress code for their workplace. • This may be for health safety reasons, or to promote your business image to partners, customers and the public. • Although it is perfectly legitimate to have a dress code, you must ensure that it does not discriminate against your employees. • A dress code discriminates ‘directly’ if it specifically requires different employees to wear different things. Requiring women to wear high heels with no equivalent provision for men would be direct discrimination. • Employers also need to watch out that their dress code does not indirectly discriminate. This happens when a rule or policy applies to everyone but is more difficult for a group to comply with, for example because of their gender or race. If you can show that the rule or policy is a ‘proportionate means’ or achieving a ‘legitimate aim’ your dress code will not be indirectly discriminatory, but you cannot justify direct discrimination. • If you are considering introducing a dress code, or updating your dress code, think about the following: • Why do you need a dress code? • Will all sections of your workforce be able to comply with the dress code? • Can the dress code be adjusted if necessary? • Communicate your dress code clearly to all staff, and keep it under review. For more information on drafting a dress code that works for your organisation, contact us. • This presentation contains images that were used under a Creative Commons License. Click here to see the full list of images and attributions: • https://app.contentsamurai.com/cc/65325

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