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Dress codes

Employers commonly have a dress code to ensure that all employees understand what standards are appropriate when it comes to their dress and appearance.

A dress code could have rules banning certain items of clothing and footwear (such as jeans, shorts and flip-flops), and rules on other areas of appearance, such as hair, tattoos, and piercings.

Employer may have to adapt the rules to accommodate employees whose cultural or religious needs make it difficult for them to comply with the rules. Employers may have to justify any indirectly discriminatory rules on dress or appearance.


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    by Adam McCulloch 11 Nov 2022

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    by Rob Moss 28 Sep 2022

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    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Jun 2022

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    Christian nurse dismissed for wearing cross necklace wins discrimination claim

    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Jan 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Jan 2022

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    Nursery worker asked to show less cleavage loses sex discrimination claim

    by Jo Faragher 15 Sep 2021
    by Jo Faragher 15 Sep 2021

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    by Menna Chmielewski 10 Sep 2021

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