Employee Dress Codes: The Changing Landscape of Employee Tattoos, Clothing and Hair Color in the Workplace
Duration: 90 minutes
Speaker: Deirdre Kamber Todd, Esq
Webinar Description
With so many employees working remotely, a debilitating drought in viable applicants, and the current cultural leaning toward personal “uniqueness,” employee dress codes are becoming more challenging to enforce than ever before. From visible tattoos to wild hair colors and the use of sweatpants as “business casual,” employee appearance makes a decisive statement about your company’s core values. While some workplaces have embraced these changes, citing them as embracing diversity, others are battling this trend, trying desperately to enforce their decade-old dress codes. Are there other considerations in employee etiquette that may be equally, or even more important, to public relations than a tongue piercing or purple hair? In short, how do we win the battle and the war on appearance?
If you are experiencing employee appearance challenges or have concerns about employee etiquette, this program is for you. We’ll discuss employee appearance and presentation, including dress, tattoos, piercings, hair, facial hair issues and other aspects of personal appearance in both live and remote workspaces. We’ll also move beyond employee dress; we’ll discuss how employees project themselves to others and the necessary etiquette considerations in communication. We will also discuss options and alternatives for employee policies, procedural enforcement, and other best practices.
Agenda
Topics covered will include:
- Employee appearance trends today
- Drawing the workplace line between sloppiness and individual expression
- Workplace culture considerations
- Generational distinctions
- Options and best practices in employee dress codes and etiquette policies and procedures
- Legal aspects of workplace appearance, including religious accommodation, antidiscrimination law considerations, OSHA, and current caselaw,
- Etiquette lines that should never be crossed
- How and when to discipline
- How to turn employee appearance losses into public relations wins
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Logistics
- 90 minutes (Travel Free) delivered over the Internet.
- Unlimited listeners per connection - bring the entire department.
- Q&A session with the expert.
This event will be presented live with a PowerPoint presentation to be viewed on your computer. You may listen to the audio of the webinar by telephone or through your computer. The PowerPoint slides will be provided shortly before the event. Once you register, you will receive an email which is your receipt and which includes your instructions for dialing in and logging on. You will also receive an email reminder 24 hours before the webinar.
What is a webinar?
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What kind of equipment do I need?
You will need a computer with an Internet connection (high speed service such as DSL or cable works best) and a telephone. You may listen to the webinar through your computer speakers, in which case you will not need to use a telephone connection. Internet access is not required for phone-only participants, but you will not be able to see the speaker’s slides.
How can I share the webinar with my colleagues who may not be able to attend the event?
CDs of each program will be available for sale and can be shared with your business associates.
Can I get a copy of the PowerPoint slides used in the webinar?
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How do I ask a question during the webinar? Will my question be answered during the presentation?
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