Handling Sensitive Dress Code Issues without Getting Sued

A workplace dress code policy only works if it is communicated clearly and enforced fairly. HR often writes the policy but has to work with managers, business partners and executives to apply it consistently.

This 60-minute webinar shows how to set and manage dress and appearance policies that fit your goals and culture while limiting legal exposure. You'll learn how to deal with provocative or inappropriate clothing, unhygienic employees, tattoos, facial hair and piercings, transgender dress issues, and employees who keep pushing the limits. The session also covers protected class considerations, working with your legal department, and responding to accommodation requests.

• Handle provocative clothing and hygiene issues professionally
• Decide how far your policy can go on tattoos, facial hair and piercings
• Address transgender dress-related issues lawfully
• Communicate dress code expectations clearly to workers
• Manage employees who repeatedly push the dress code
• Respond to accommodation requests and protected class concerns

• Handling provocative or inappropriate clothing
• Addressing unhygienic employees
• How far you can go on tattoos, facial hair, nose rings and similar
• Transgender dress-related issues
• Communicating dress code expectations to workers
• Employees who consistently push the dress code limits
• Protected class considerations and working with the legal department
• Employee requests for accommodation

Dress and appearance rules must protect the employer from discrimination claims while respecting employees' rights. A clear, easy-to-understand dress code prevents many problems and keeps standards consistent across staff.

This session suits HR professionals and team leaders, especially those introducing or changing a dress code or spending too much time on dress code problems, and employee relations professionals.

• Human Resource -Team Leaders- HR professionals, particularly those who are either in the process of implementing/changing a dress code policy or who are spending too much time on dress-code-related problems
• Human Resource Professionals
• Employee Relations Professionals

Audrey Halpern is a soft skills training facilitator consultant with 20+ years of experience. Audrey’s is currently a  faculty member of American Management Association where she trains communication skills.