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discriminatory dress code policies

By Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons) | 3 Minutes Read June 5, 2017

High heels or the highway: Does your dress code policy need a makeover?

Recent developments in British Columbia, Ontario, and the United Kingdom, have refocused attention on dress codes—particularly appropriate footwear requirements—and with it, concerns about occupational health and safety, gender–equality, and other human rights. Because this is 2017, not the 1800s, it may be difficult to process the frequency with which many workplaces still require women to wear high heels or dress in other sexualized or gender–specific ways.

Article by Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons) / Business / discriminatory dress code policies, dress code policy, dress codes, footwear policy, gender-based discrimination, gender-specific dress code policies, health and safety, high heels, High Heels and Workplace Dress Codes, human rights, musculoskeletal injury, occupational health and safety, OHS Guideline G8.22(2.1) High heels, Sexualized and Gender-specific Dress Codes, women in the workplace, WorksafeBC

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