Source: IRS Employment Review Date: 04-04-2011 Publisher: IRS

2011 XpertHR dress codes survey: workplace trends

TOPICS:
terms, conditions and employee rights policies and procedures
HR policy and strategy business challenges
equal opportunities equal opportunities policy and practice

SECTORS:
manufacturing (other)
public services
services (other)

AUTHOR: Charlotte Wolff


In this report on the 2011 XpertHR dress codes survey, we examine the restrictions applied by employers, how far they are policed, and the pros and cons of having rules on employee appearance.

On this page:
XpertHR's 2011 dress codes survey 
Reasons for not having a dress code
Reasons for introducing dress codes
Employers with dress codes
Employees covered by dress codes
Chart 1: Occupational groups covered by dress codes
Types of dress codes
Chart 2: Are dress codes contractual?
Setting the policy
Reasons for having a dress code
Advertising the policy
Box 1: Tips for instituting dress codes
Relaxing the dress code
Compliance rates
Complaints from employees
Dress code success rates
Chart 3: How successful are dress codes?
Benefits
Chart 4: Benefits of having a dress code
Drawbacks of dress codes
Our research
Table 1: Reasons for planned introduction of dress codes
Additional resources on XpertHR

Map showing dress codes in UK organisations

Map showing survey respondents by geographical location and sector. 

  • Green = manufacturing and production
  • Blue = public sector services
  • Yellow = private sector services

View Map showing organisations with dress codes in a larger map.
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