Dress code in the workplace

By Karen Ainslie (ZA) on September 6, 2018 Posted in South Africa

South Africa has no formal guidelines or regulations canvassing the often controversial topic of office dress code. However both the Employment Equity Act of 1998 (EEA) and the Labour Relations Act No 66 of 1995 (LRA) contain provisions outlawing discrimination and dismissals related to discrimination. What is deemed appropriate will be dictated by the industry … Continue reading

Regulation applicable to dress codes in the workplace in France

By François Guillon and Elodie Grangier on July 16, 2018 Posted in Europe, France

An individual freedom… Generally speaking, employees are free to choose how they wish to dress, including in the workplace. Such freedom is protected by the rules of the French labor code, which provide that an employer may not restrict an employee’s work clothing without proper justification based on the nature of the tasks to be … Continue reading

Headwinds and headscarves – Charting a prudent course for employers in the wake of EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch

By Barbara D'Aquila and Margaret Rudolph (US) on June 8, 2015 Posted in Discrimination and harassment, United States

On June 1, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States, in EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., held that an employer need not have actual knowledge of the need for religious accommodation to be liable for a hiring decision if the employer refuses to accommodate a perceived need for a religious accommodation. The … Continue reading