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What are your views on dress codes at the moment?

Alyson

What are the general thoughts about dress codes at the moment.

I have been asked to review ours as the standard of dress has slipped slightly over the last couple of years with some people wearing vans, converse or sketcher trainers others wearing hoodies. Most of our branches have a trade counter area with an open plan office, all trade counter and logistics staff are provided with a uniform which they are expected to wear so my question is more aimed at the rest of the office based staff.

My proposed policy is still pretty relaxed and certainly not strict business wear but I'm curious about what other companies are doing, I don't want to be tightening up on our policy whilst other companies are relaxing theirs.

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  • Ours is pretty relaxed - even for front facing roles (we are a Theatre), where jeans and trainer type footwear is fine (no extreme, styles e.g. rips, tears, super tight or super loose etc). I will wear a smart work dress/shoes if I have a meeting with an external person, but otherwise I am dark jeans or linen trousers and Sketchers. I've certainly found that since the pandemic, people are more relaxed in terms of dress which I think is a good thing.
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  • Ours is pretty relaxed - even for front facing roles (we are a Theatre), where jeans and trainer type footwear is fine (no extreme, styles e.g. rips, tears, super tight or super loose etc). I will wear a smart work dress/shoes if I have a meeting with an external person, but otherwise I am dark jeans or linen trousers and Sketchers. I've certainly found that since the pandemic, people are more relaxed in terms of dress which I think is a good thing.
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  • in reply to Teresa
    I agree that dress codes have relaxed a lot in the last couple of years, and smart trainers are now acceptable in a lot of workplaces, including mine. I have also noticed this being the case at industry events. Can you have a look at what your competitors or similar companies to yours are doing? Photos on their website or social media may help if they have these.
  • in reply to Gail
    Thank you, this is very interesting and what I have suspected going off events I've been too. A lot of our competitors have all of their staff in uniform but we would like to see people being able to have their own individual clothes.