Personal appearance and behaviour

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• Type:

  FAQs

  What should an employer do if an employee is detained in police custody due to alleged football hooliganism, and is unable to attend work?

• Type:

  FAQs

  How should an employer deal with a complaint from an employee that a colleague is expressing political views that they find offensive?

• Date:

  24 February 2010

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Sex discrimination: Requirement for male trainee police officer to cut his hair not discriminatory

  In Dansie v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis EAT/0234/09, the EAT held that a police force did not treat a male trainee officer less favourably on grounds of sex by requiring him to have his hair cut, when the same requirement would not have been demanded of a female officer with a similar hairstyle.

• Type:

  FAQs

  If an employer requires staff to wear a uniform, what modifications should it consider to accommodate employees who practise different religions?

• Type:

  FAQs

  What can an employer do if an employee refuses to comply with a dress code?

• Type:

  FAQs

  Can an employer have a dress code requiring female employees to wear a skirt?

• Type:

  FAQs

  Should female Muslim employees be allowed to wear a veil or headscarf if they wish to do so?

• Type:

  FAQs

  Can an employer have a policy that requires male employees to keep their hair short?

• Type:

  FAQs

  Can an employer have a policy that prohibits male employees from wearing earrings?

• Type:

  FAQs

  Can an employer require an employee to change their hairstyle if the employer considers that it is too unconventional?