Female employee wearing sensational clothes in office

nilendrachand · #**131** 10-06-2008, 06:24 PM

Dear All,

well the thread is 14 pages long and i couldnt read all. from the last page i can make out what all went through.

Preeti, why do you need to drop in a mail to all female employees. Just call that girl and give her a mild warning verbal warning and also a letter. If she dosent stop doing it repeat the same for second time. If she still dosent change....fire her. I hope her appointment letter must be carrying the term that the appointment can be terminated without any notice during probation.

What will you do if all the girls will say that they would also like to do the same (wear provocative clothes and give boys a good sight seeing).

Few things need immediate action and not opinion poll. These are my opinions. Anuone can differ with it.

Regards,
Nilendra

rajageetham · #**132** 10-06-2008, 06:30 PM

Hi Preeti,

As some of our forum member suggest u, i too wants to suggest u to have a counselling session with her. i hope she will understand and will change herself. Sending mail might be the next step of action. Mail also u can send it to her only saying after counselling also u have not followed the company policy.
Thanks

jsbisht_26 · #**133** 10-06-2008, 06:35 PM

Hi Preeti,

We HR fraternity are like mother of the organization. If any of the individual tries to disturb the existing peaceful enviorment then we should intervene and take necessary steps for the benifit of the organization and team members.

I am in a opinion that you want to resolve the issue without hurting the dignity/individuality of the girl. I really appreciate that. I suggest you to give a common mail to all members of the organization marking CC to your MD/Director regarding maitaing decensy in office by wearing appropriate dress. I am sure she will understand the who is target of the mail. Even, then she does the same then you go ahead marking direct copy to her. Then also if she dont improve, give reminder marking copy to her immediate Boss and your Director. I am sure it will help to resolve the issue.

Regards

Jaspal

anonymomr · #**134** 10-06-2008, 06:51 PM

Hi Preeti,

I think talking to the employee directly in person and explaining the difference in the industry that she was in and has moved into should help. Alternately, ask her boss to talk to her about the informal dress code.

If any of these fail, you can compile a formal dress code and implement it as a policy.

Thanks,

Regards,
Sri

kumaran siva · #**135** 10-06-2008, 07:07 PM

dear preeti,

my opinion is that you should first personally talk to her and try to make her under stand the current dress culture in your organisation. If there is no proper dress code does not mean any body wear anything and any manner. Even after personal advice, if she continue the same thing, then you should make necessary dress code with the consent of your seniors. But when you implement dress code, you should take care of her nature of job (Business Manager). Hope you understand my points.

thanks & regrds,
k.siva kumar

jitendersaab · #**136** 10-06-2008, 07:13 PM

My dear,
You are wasting your time in indulging these kinds of things. It may happen that you feel angry by the way she presents herself to someone and do not give importance to you and I am pretty sure if you feel any kind of jealous in this case you should not required to be. Concentrate on doing your work as you were doing. As far as the matter of the dress policy is concerened, you can talk to upper level management to deploy the same. It is a normal corporate behaviour you can adopt. Look positively on every aspect of the corporate culture. Try to convince yourself...You cannot change other by your thoughts, can change yourself so that others can find positiveness in following you..

Have a great day!!!

G.Vijaya · #**137** 10-06-2008, 07:45 PM

As a HR u are the responsible person to your organization culture.One small suggestion from my side why dont you introduce dress code by taking the permission from your authorized management.

nallurangan · #**138** 10-06-2008, 08:03 PM

Hi Preeti!

Nice to see HR professionals sensitive to these so called trivial but important aspects. However before writing a mail or convening a meeting or formulating a dress code i feel you should talk to her about the expected standards of behaviour in your workplace. Having been an event manager earlier may be she is used to such dressing. As a HR person i feel rather than labelling her dressing style as intentional, one needs to look at it in a neutral manner. i am sure you agree with me that as HR professionals we are issue based and while placing our disagreements firmly we also need to convey to people that we are not prejudiced.

Good luck. Please post us about how you handled the issue too.

R. Nalini
Delhi

pjpandey · #**139** 10-06-2008, 08:33 PM

Develop a dress code policy and that would resolve your issues. Developing might be easy however implementing might be a difficult task for you. If your policy is precise and clear, then you have resolved this issue.

Regards,
PJ

jainpaarul · #**140** 10-06-2008, 08:38 PM

Hey Preeti

I can understand your situation at this point. Since you've asked for help, both as woman and as a professional I think her dressing sense needs to be immediately pinpointed. You shouldn't give it a second thought thinking about the incidences happening in metro cities. Moreover, it would also be sensible to mark a cc to director and other girls. I think it would be smart of you if at first you mark a general mail to all the girls and cc to the director. If she doesn't get the message through that mail, then it would be advisable to shoot a mail to her and cc others.

Hope this reply solves your problem.

Paurl Mishra

Quote:

Originally Posted by preeti3

Hi All,

I need your help! We have recruited one new girl as a Business Manager. She was previously working with one of leading media channel as Event coordinator. She joined us on 10th May. She comes to office wearing sensational clothes. We don't have any dress code but we all girls wears descent clothes in office. We are IT software co. with staff of 12 + this new joiner now 13. we wear jeans in week days too but till date we have never felt awkward even wearing capris on Saturdays. All girls and boys wears smart casuals on weekends and in weekdays smart formals or semi formals.
This girl wears salwar kameez also in so vulgar way that it looks so cheap we feel uncomfortable talking with our male staff. All my colleagues are unhappy with her dressing in fact she is giving chance to guys. which is so bad. She wears backless tops with capris or jeans combine this tops with transparent jackets from which every thing is visible, she wears salwaar kameez with horrible necks and backs are always open that too with sleeveless. It looks like she is doing this things purposely she doesn't take care about her exposed body parts. Very soon she will spoil our environment in office.
Being HR i was just watching till date as she is new joiner so i thought it doesn't look good to pinpoint her but now am thinking to drop her email without keeping copy to my director as he is a guy i feel awkward.
Please suggest me should i keep a copy or mark mail to all the girls or to her only. I know no one else needs this email but only i want her to stop wearing all this nonsense clothes at least in office she can wear anything in her personal time.

Please reply me asap so that i can drop her email.

Thanks

Regards,
Preeti