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Looking Your Best for Work

Dress Codes

Dress codes are legal guidelines that an organization uses for their employees. They are needed for the following reasons:

  • Safety and hygiene- Protective clothing such as steel-toed boots, helmet, hairnets, clean nails, non-flammable uniforms.
  • Health- Prevent harm from bacteria and germs.
  • Identification- For service and assistance, identifiable.
  • Image- Conservative, honest, efficient.

Check with the human resource department or the employee manual for guidelines.

In this section: Career Dressing | Dress Codes | Casual Dress | Job Success Is a Way of Life

 

 

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