Hi there,
I work for a company that has recently introduced a 'dress code' for a workplace which during business hours which consists of something along the lines of 'smart, with a business influence' - whatever that means. This has now been extended to outside of business hours - ie from 5pm-11 and weekends. There is nothing in our individual work place agreements (AWA's) that covers dress code, and our workplace is not open to the public so there is no loss of image from having us in casual clothes.
My question - is there grounds for or company to impress/enforce a dress code upon us, either during 'business hours' or outside of business hours. As you could imagine having this pressed upon us has upset a few people who see little value in us getting dressed up to work weekends in a call centre where the only other people that see us are your workmates. Can we claim 'loss of conditions' where previously a casual clothes workplace has become more rigid?
I work for a company that has recently introduced a 'dress code' for a workplace which during business hours which consists of something along the lines of 'smart, with a business influence' - whatever that means. This has now been extended to outside of business hours - ie from 5pm-11 and weekends. There is nothing in our individual work place agreements (AWA's) that covers dress code, and our workplace is not open to the public so there is no loss of image from having us in casual clothes.
My question - is there grounds for or company to impress/enforce a dress code upon us, either during 'business hours' or outside of business hours. As you could imagine having this pressed upon us has upset a few people who see little value in us getting dressed up to work weekends in a call centre where the only other people that see us are your workmates. Can we claim 'loss of conditions' where previously a casual clothes workplace has become more rigid?