Female employee wearing sensational clothes in office

Cool it Evanjerik,

Consider all factors before you shoot, yours was an automatic fire.

Balance out and of course be dispassionate.

Do seek positives and objectivity from Preeti's mail, and all the others too.

Regards,

Pradeep

hey Preeti..
im A new joinee myself so can completely undrstand hw important it is to dress up appropriately wen in office..
i think you should send a general mail talkin about harassment and ways to avoid them..n one way to avoid female harasment at work place is obviously dressing up decently so that you avoid unnecesary attention which can lead to trouble in future.. i guess this way the message will reach to d perso intended..along with this you can add few more things so that the mail sounds very generic..

Regards Swati

Hi Preety

I suggest you to talk to her about this rather than sending e-mail as words can be misleading sometimes. Talk to her that you don't have any dress code policy but you do expect all the employees to come in decent and professional clothes on weekdays, they can go casual on weekend though. You don't need to involve all other girls in that as she may take it otherwise, being an employee you should respect her feelings too. There is no need to have a complete dress code policy just because one employee is not dressing properly. Policies should not be introduced just for the sake of having one, there is difference beetween the need and want of these things. Also being a small organization dress code policy is not required as such. I work in a middle sized organization having 60 employees, still i don't feel the need of having a dress code policy yet.
It's better you have a discussion with her and make her understand your point which is very valid. If she still continue to dress inappropriately, you can send a written mail and keep her reporting manager in loop.

Regards
Babita Luthra

hi peethi,

being HR this is ur responsibility to maintain proper enviornment into the org. wht i suggest u to give her a warning mentioning the proper dress code to that gal. hope she would be change her dressing style after getting the warning.

it's always be sad to give warning to employees but this what is work of hr.

sonal

Dear Citehrian,

I am really quite surprised at the comments mailed by a large majority of you all. Has the lady in question said anything in her defence? No, cause is not a member of this site.

"One persons food is another persons poison" ! How do we know, that, it is jealously speaking ?and that, I am sorry Preeti, instead of creating a furore on the Net you could have aired your views directly and sorted the problem.

Please grow up folks, do not act like angels- look inwards before you cast the first stone.

Regards,

Col Jude

Hi

If you guys feels like its a case of jealous or envy then i was wrong some where in expressing my self and my concern.

Thanks

Dear Member,

Every individual has their own choice of living but within the limit of the society. You cannot interfere in the personal life of any individual but at the same time as a HR person you can guide them in case of any personal grievances. Regarding wearing sensational dress to the office, if it affects the office environment, alongwith the superior of that individual discuss the matter and explain how the dress code is important to the office atmosphere and explain what are the negative atmosphere it creates in the office environment. After personal discussion, observe for a period of fifteen days, if there is no improvement, communicate to her and if still there is no improvement, take up the issue to the higher authorities. In my opinion, the life style of an individual should not affect the team.

Regards

Hariharan N

Dear Ms. Preeti,

I would suggest a one -on -one discussion with her and make sure that its confidential as she seems to be the only person disregarding the general office environment.

Since your's is a small company you need to have better control over the employee attitudes, and you should be a position to handle this personally, rather than shooting mails, half of my employees dont even read the HR mails.

Rgds,

Vidya

Hi Preeti

Your concern is justified. Employees are supoosed to dress soberly at the workplace. Inappropriate dressing is not acceptable.
You have already dropped her a mail. Hope she will take the cue . It would also be a good idea to call her and talk to her face to face telling her the effect of her inappropriate dressing at the workplace. May be in her past employment her ultra mod dressing might have had some relevance , she has to understand and follow the practices now , including dressing , of her new organisation.
Regards
Mohan.

Preethi got the best attention possible. Few cents from me:

1. As Jude said we should hear the other party as well. Now, we dont know about her and so no point in that.
2. Jude - let us believe Preethi, moreso because she is from our (HR) community. So let us not doubt her integrity.
3. Most of us are furious about the dress sense of the 'other girl'. Guys chill out. Dont get furious. Its not a serious offense to be different. We can do wonders without holding our nerves tight.
4. Preethi - You did what you can do in the best interest of organisation. There is an other side of the coin. Being a HR person you try to look at the other side first. Generally people try to be different in the crowd certainly for reasons. That depict not only their nature. You can co-relate their acts with certain characteristics. Now this girl may need help from you rather than a "DressCode" or "Code of Conduct Certificate". You are a HR person. Try to look deep into her. First believe that she is a good girl, can be a good employee in future, mouldable and loving character. The reasons for this conuduct may be:
a. She lacks confidence
b. She needs more attention than her share to learn fast or to learn more
c. She might have some kind of fear in her (may be fear of losing her job)
d. She might have got a wrong idea that by dressing sensational she can go up in the lader fast
e. By all means she may be so innocent that she dont even know that she is creating sensation through her dressing
f. May be she is alone and dating (dating and flirting are two different acts) or may be she is courting somebody and it is need of the hour, so she is dressing like that.

In my opinion you should actually try to talk to her and find out whats her problem. If she has an attitude problem, yes she deserve a sturn action. May be a dress code.

Sohail