Dress codes: Individual rights versus business need

Joanna Chatterton and Ed Livingstone consider the difficult balancing act which employers face between giving employees the right to express their individuality and ensuring their appearance is in keeping with the nature of the business ‘The courts have been willing to give some leeway to employers who wish to impose particular dress and appearance requirements …
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Dress Codes: Lessons from the heelgate inquiry

Following the recent parliamentary inquiry into high heels and dress codes, Jonathan Iyer considers how employers can avoid sex discrimination when drawing up standards for personal appearance in the workplace ‘The law does not prohibit employers from imposing different types of dress for men and women provided they have good business reasons for doing so.’ …
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