Following on from the publication of our new research paper 'Dress codes and appearance at work', and due to increased media attention, it may be time to think about how you address areas such as Tattoo's, Dress Codes, Piercings, body modification and other personal preferences in your work place.

On the surface, dress codes along with the restriction of tattoos and piercings may seem trivial - but when you consider that staff may wear specific items of clothing or have tattoos for religious or cultural reasons, it can quickly become complicated! What happens if a customer-facing staff member comes into work with a tattoo on their neck? Do your contracts allow for you to take action if you find this to be unacceptable?

To support you and your people in all of these areas, Acas provide:

Free Equality Health checks

Free online courses in the basics of Equality, Contracts and more

Equality & Diversity training: Cardiff 30/09, Newport 26/01, Wrexham 31/01, Merthyr Tydfil 02/02, Swansea 14/02

Contracts training: Llanelli 24/11, Cardiff 29/11, Ewloe 30/11, Wrexham 21/02, Swansea 23/02

Behaviours at work: understanding the unacceptable: Ewloe 22/11, Swansea 12/01, Cardiff 24/01

Acas Guidance on Tattoo's and Piercings

Delivering Equality and Diversity

Click here for a full list of all Acas Wales training events or call our Events team on 0300 123 1150.

Coming soon - new training event specifically on workplace dress-codes - keep an eye out for an email with more details in October.

Kind regards,

Gareth Petty

Director
Acas Wales

acas.org.uk/wales