Dress Codes and Appearance 2018

The 2018 XpertHR benchmarking survey on dress codes and appearance. The survey is based on responses from 477 organisations, with a combined workforce of 722,263 employees.

Survey questions

Does your organisation have a dress code in place for its employees?
Who sets the dress code at your organisation?
What format does your organisation's dress code for senior managers take?
What format does your organisation's dress code for managers take?
What format does your organisation's dress code for professional and office staff take?
What format does your organisation's dress code for customer-/client-facing roles take?
What format does your organisation's dress code for trade/operative roles take?
Where staff are required to wear a uniform/protective equipment, how are these typically paid for?
What garments are allowed under your organisation's 'smart-casual' dress code?
What garments are allowed with restrictions under your organisation's 'smart-casual' dress code?
What garments are not allowed under your organisation's 'smart-casual' dress code?
What garments are allowed under your organisation's 'relaxed' dress code?
What garments are allowed with restrictions under your organisation's 'relaxed' dress code?
What garments are not allowed under your organisation's 'relaxed' dress code?
What garments are allowed under your organisation's dress/appearance policy?
What garments are allowed with restrictions under your organisation's dress/appearance policy?
What garments are not allowed under your organisation's dress/appearance policy?
What specific dress or appearance standards must employees at your organisation adhere to?
What are the main reasons for setting a dress code at your organisation?
What measures have been taken to ensure that your organisation's dress code does not fall foul of discrimination legislation?
To what extent is your organisation's dress code adhered to?
Under what circumstances does your organisation relax its dress code?
Have any of your organisation's employees been disciplined for failure to comply with the dress code in the past two years?
What form of disciplinary action was taken against employees who failed to comply with the organisation's dress code in the past two years?
Have any employees ever made a complaint to the organisation about its dress code?
- What kind of complaints have employees made about your organisation's dress code?
Has your organisation made any changes to its dress code within the past two years?
Dress Codes and Appearance 2018: List of survey participants

Additional information

Date:: 27 July 2018
Source:: Brightmine Surveys
Participants:: 477

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