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employer’s legitimate business interest

By Devry Smith Frank LLP | 2 Minutes Read November 13, 2015

Ban on blue jeans and shorts in the workplace: Unreasonable in the circumstances

In Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 1716 v. British Columbia Assessment Authority, the union filed a policy grievance after a new management policy was put in place in the Kelowna office of the British Columbia Assessment Authority. The new policy banned the wearing of blue jeans or shorts in the office by all employees on days that they were not in the field in settings where jeans were appropriate, for example on farm locations.

Article by Devry Smith Frank LLP / Employee Relations, Union Relations / collective agreement, discipline, dress code, employee dress and appearance, employer’s legitimate business interest, employment law, management policy, policy grievance

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