This webinar will cover current trends in Company dress codes and the corporate culture changes in the workplace of today, and help you determine if your dress code is still appropriate, needs updating and makes sense for your customers, employees and for your organization and industry.

Course Objectives:

• Obtain practical guidance on how to create and implement legal policies on employees' clothing, jewelry, tattoos, grooming, and religious expression
• Learn whether/when/how an employer can impose certain traditional gender-related requirements (requiring women to wear makeup, men to have short haircuts)
• Learn how to handle the prevalence of tattoos and body jewelry among today's younger generation of workers

Why Should You Attend:

Does your company have a dress code? If so, when was the last time you reviewed or updated it? Creating or updating a dress code in the 21st century presents challenges that may not have previously existed. Should you even have one at all? Why? What are the benefits? How do you establish a Dress Code that promotes a professional, safe and comfortable environment that positively and accurately reflects your company culture? In addition to these concerns, we will cover your reasons and rights as an employer to establish a dress code in your workplace and considerations how and when to accommodate cultural, religious and generational preferences. We will discuss how to establish clear guidelines for employees, the reasons behind decisions for dress and how to be comfortable, yet professional.

Course Outline:

• Reasons to have a Dress Code
• Your rights as an employer to establish a dress code as a condition of employment
• What to include in your dress code
• Defining business, business casual and casual
• Professionalism: customer contact positions
• Morale and respect among coworkers
• What process should an employer follow when addressing an employee's request to wear certain attire or headwear for religious reasons?
• When does safety trump religious beliefs?
• Can an employer have different dress requirements for different classes of employees?
• What are the potential legal risks associated with unlawful dress codes?

What You Get:

• Training Materials
• Live Q&A Session with our Expert
• Participation Certificate
• Access to Signup Community (Optional)
• Reward Points

Who Will Benefit:

• Human Resource Professionals
• First line Supervisors and Management
• Recruiters and Employment Specialists
• Training and Learning Professionals
• Affirmative Action Officers
• Consultants and Business Owners
• Chief Human Resource Officers
• HR Directors and Managers
• Employment Managers
• Line Managers
• Training Directors
• Auditors
• Executive Team Members
• Business Owners