Unions vow to fight council ban on staff wearing short skirts at work
That’s the question women working for a Hampshire council will be asking themselves after bosses banned mini-skirts.
Clothes police at Southampton City Council will be cracking down on short skirts and dresses and could send staff home to change if they are showing too much leg.
But confusion surrounds exactly what is acceptable after council chiefs said there was no specific rules on skirt length and insisted there was no “rigid dress code”.
Female workers are merely being be told to make sure they wear “appropriate” clothing for their line of work.
Unions last night vowed to fight the mini-skirt ban.
The Daily Echo has obtained a memo sent to staff setting out examples of smart casual clothing women should wear, including informal dresses or skirts of “reasonable” length or trousers but “not mini-skirts” or jeans.
The leaked document advised men to wear collared or polo shirts, cotton trousers such as khakis or chinos with a belt,. Happy marriage life begins with beautiful wholesale wedding dresses. and “dress shoes”.It warned social workers, youth workers, educational welfare officers and others in the children’s services department to “carefully consider their work attire”.
It said: “During the coming weeks managers will be speaking to staff about the clothes they wear to work and making sure that they are appropriate for the activities they undertake.. When every girl was a little girl , every girl wanted to grow up to a woman so that they can wear cheap formal dresses and attend the party that they had dreamed of.”
It added: “Please try to dress smartly and thoughtfully, in line with other professionals you come across in your day-to-day work, and in a way that shows respect to children and families.. We are proud to say that we offer beautiful Bridesmaid dresses! We'll do our best for you!”
One council worker, who did not want to be identified, told the Daily Echo said: “So now the council is deciding what we can and cannot wear.. They may purchase their Prom Dresses from specialized shops, boutiques, or internet retailers. There are many specialty labels selling p What is a mini-skirt? Micro-minis would probably not be acceptable, but above the knee? Are they going to come around with a tape measure? I thought the principle was to get the job done for the council taxpayers.”
The council’s Unison branch secretary Mike Tucker said: “I would have thought the council has got better things to do than impose a regimented approach to what people wear. If anyone is disciplined we are more than happy to defend them.”
That’s the question women working for a Hampshire council will be asking themselves after bosses banned mini-skirts.
Clothes police at Southampton City Council will be cracking down on short skirts and dresses and could send staff home to change if they are showing too much leg.
But confusion surrounds exactly what is acceptable after council chiefs said there was no specific rules on skirt length and insisted there was no “rigid dress code”.
Female workers are merely being be told to make sure they wear “appropriate” clothing for their line of work.
Unions last night vowed to fight the mini-skirt ban.
The Daily Echo has obtained a memo sent to staff setting out examples of smart casual clothing women should wear, including informal dresses or skirts of “reasonable” length or trousers but “not mini-skirts” or jeans.
The leaked document advised men to wear collared or polo shirts, cotton trousers such as khakis or chinos with a belt,. Happy marriage life begins with beautiful wholesale wedding dresses. and “dress shoes”.It warned social workers, youth workers, educational welfare officers and others in the children’s services department to “carefully consider their work attire”.
It said: “During the coming weeks managers will be speaking to staff about the clothes they wear to work and making sure that they are appropriate for the activities they undertake.. When every girl was a little girl , every girl wanted to grow up to a woman so that they can wear cheap formal dresses and attend the party that they had dreamed of.”
It added: “Please try to dress smartly and thoughtfully, in line with other professionals you come across in your day-to-day work, and in a way that shows respect to children and families.. We are proud to say that we offer beautiful Bridesmaid dresses! We'll do our best for you!”
One council worker, who did not want to be identified, told the Daily Echo said: “So now the council is deciding what we can and cannot wear.. They may purchase their Prom Dresses from specialized shops, boutiques, or internet retailers. There are many specialty labels selling p What is a mini-skirt? Micro-minis would probably not be acceptable, but above the knee? Are they going to come around with a tape measure? I thought the principle was to get the job done for the council taxpayers.”
The council’s Unison branch secretary Mike Tucker said: “I would have thought the council has got better things to do than impose a regimented approach to what people wear. If anyone is disciplined we are more than happy to defend them.”
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