Female employee wearing sensational clothes in office

Hey sara,

A bold opinion from your side. I am sure everyone believes that you have your own choices. Well, what i could understand from the mail is that, the person is purposefully doing whatever she is doing and is in no way helping the company but doing harm. There is a difference between dressing whatever she wants to dressing objectionable. Well thats the difference.

Freedom has its rules. "Your freedom ends where mine begins". Thats what they say...

If her intentions are not to pollute the culture of the organization, i am sure she would have changed a little bit to suit the company norms. Well, i strongly believe that your employees are actually your brand ambassodors...and the way they dress does say a lot about the company. If the person who reports to you comes to office in a shabby dress, would you be comfortable working with him?? guess no...then why shouldn't there be dress code policy, to ensure that there is discipline and synergy in the organization?

Well, a successful organization is one where employees are comfortable working with each other towards a common goal, if the employees are not comfortable, how will they have synergy?

Just a thought...

Regards,

Arun.

[pls note: my intention was not to hurt anyone, am just putting my point across.]

Dear Preeti

Its So simple , Issue an office order by Head HR or By you or any Senoiur . to maintan degnity and decoram of office. issue latter in such afaction

Inter Office Memo

To, From

All Employess Human Resource Department

We are observing that the dignity and office is been not mantion during office hour's many employess are crossing there decoram in office by which the name and fame of the company get hamper in front of External as well Internal enviourment. HR department deside kindly go though the following Matters.

01. Coming Office in Time.
02. Maintain office time sechudle.
03.Proper Dressing shoud Be maintned for Male : Plane Shirts and Simple Trousers
Female : Should wear Simple Salwar Shut or Saries.
04.Do Not Smock during office Houres.

Note : If any found not maintaing the degnity and decoram of Office, Management take istrect action on Them.


Name:
Designation:

and if also she can't change th dressing so issue show cause Notice on the basic of that IMO to Him.


Regards

Shashank Tiwari
Dy.Manager HR
Essar Power Limited

Dear Preeti,

As mer my view, you should take it in normal way, because she is new & don't know about your org. system & her previous profile connected to the same.

Just ask her to have look on others & follow it. Try to get her understand in simle way.

Rgds/Jitender

Hi PreethiIn my opinion first suggestion 1.Tell the girl about the difference in the sector or industry from which she is coming from. 2.Tell her about the dress code conduct of your organisation and finally 3. Put a general mail to all the employees about the dress code conduct in your organisation.All the best,Anjaneya HR

Hi Preeti,In my opnion i think you should talk to that girl before droping a mail.Tell her about the culture ,envirnment you are working and then also she didnot improve shoot a mail and mark cc to all your HR department and mention that as you have given verbal note to her.RgdsSaloni

Preeti,

Remember you dont have dress code. Dont do anything that will trap you. Allow her to continue to wear those dresses. Prepare a dress code and circulate it after necessary permission of your boss as if this a new initiative. do it within 1-2 days.

your problem can only be solved by this way. you dont have any other option.

Take care

Saikat Dhar
09433144589

Hi Everyone

What started as a small query /concern of a young HR person , soon developed into a volatile debate .I have faced this too when I was in the industry .Our representative in Paris would come to the plant (situated in one small city in Karnataka) in the most tiny mini skirts I have ever seen.Inspired ... by her , two girls from our staff -one Merchandiser and the receptionist started wearing similar oufits. The representative based in Paris , was not our employee but would get commissions for the orders she got for our firm and would come to the plant once in six months.As the HR executive , I was often asked by many employees why I permit such outfits .I said that it was a matter of personal choice and if they were comfortable , none of us should be concerned .What we were to be concerned with was their performance .Now as a faculty member , I am on the other side and was asked by one senior colleague to wear sarees and not salwar kameez to work.Ofcurse I refused !I feel clothing is a personal issue .Its a different matter if there is a dress code in place .But if there isnt , I would say one may look vulgar even if fully covered , depending on their behaviour .Its all about perception .To lighten this whole debate I am attaching a funny note below .It would be nice however if Preeti told the forum how this was all sorted out .All the best Preeti .

Name
Why did the chicken cross the road?

KINDERGARTEN BOY
To get to the other side.

PLATO
For the greater good.

ARI S TOTLE
It is the nature of chickens to cross roads.

KARL MARX
It was a historical inevitability.

TIMOTHY LEARY
Because that's the only trip the establishment would let it take.

CAPTAIN JAME S T. KIRK
To boldly go where no chicken has gone before.

HIPPOCRATE S
Because of an excess of phlegm in its pancreas.

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
I envision a world where all chickens will be free to cross roads without having their motives called into question.

MO S E S
And God came down from the Heavens, and He said unto the chicken, "Thou shalt cross the road." And the chicken crossed the road, and there was much rejoicing.

RICHARD M. NIXON
The chicken did not cross the road. I repeat, the chicken did NOT cross the road.

MACHIAVELLI
The point is that the chicken crossed the road. Who cares why? The end of crossing the road justifies whatever motive there was.

BILL GATE S
The newly released Chicken 2003, will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents, and balance your checkbook.

DARWIN
Chickens, over great periods of time, have been naturally selected in such a way that they are now genetically disposed to cross roads.

EIN S TEIN
Whether the chicken crossed the road or the road moved beneath the chicken depends upon your frame of reference and relativity.

GEORGE BU S H
We are committed to establishing a democracy where chickens freely cross roads without oppression from terrorist organizations.

Azharuddin
I am totally innocent, you know, I'm unnecessarily being dragged into this, you know, because I'm from the minority..... I neither know the chicken nor the road, you know....

George Fernandes
I am deeply hurt that this question is being asked after my 40 clean years of public life. I don't own a house, or a car, leave alone a chicken !!!

Mulayam
I demand a 50% reservation of the road for the chicken class, so that they can cross the road freely without their motives being questioned

ARJUN S INGH
Our policy will ensure the development of socially underprivileged chickens so that they can also cross roads.

Abdul Kalam
Yes, why did the chickens cross the road? .. please tell me why? .. they crossed to go to the other side of the road... now repeat after me ....

L KAdvani
I see Pakistani hand in this ...

Vatal Nagaraj
No Tamil or outside chickens will be allowed to cross our roads, our roads are meant only for Kanadiga chickens!.

Bal Thackarey
Chickens crossing the roads is against our culture, my followers will stone all such chickens which cross the road.

Jayalalithaa
From reliable sources I've got the information that the chicken belongs to Karunanidhi. He is making his chicken cross the road to create law & order problems. The chicken has now been imprisoned under POTA.

Amitabh Bachhan
The chicken has crossed the road?.. are you sure.. very sure ... really sure...

Venkaiah Naidu
"We are very sure of the fact that the chicken did not cross the road. It's a conspiracy by the congress. The poor chicken has been made a scapegoat in this whole issue"

H. S . S urjeet
We are adopting a wait and watch policy. We have convened a meeting of the third front today. We will decide the future course of action after the chicken comes back..

Maneka Gandhi
Chicken crossed the road alone...!! If a vehicle had passed over it, we would have lost one of our dearest creatures. Ban all vehicles from using the road. Protect our chickens...

Dear All,

Thanks a ton for your responses and support.
As i mentioned in my last post i have already dropped email to all female staff. I will wait for one week,if she doesnt change her dressing and then i will discuss it with my director and we will take some action.

Let me know is it correct or not.

Regards,
Preeti

I think you did the right thing. Now just wait and see.

Hi Preeti,

The best way as already suggested by few members here is that-
-Call for a meeting formaly or informal.
-Communicate concern about her clothing .
-Tell her difference between previous and present organisational/geographical /local difference.

IInd phase
-If the above mentioned things dont work.
-Drop a mail by HR head.

This is always better to pin point the issue with the concern instead of thinking about dress code or policy or approvals.This will be time taking and may not give postive results.