POLICY TITLE: DRESS CODE AND OFFICE PRESENTATION POLICY
ADMINISTERED BY: GENERAL MANAGER, HUMAN RESOURCES
APPLICABILITY: ALL EMPLOYEES
Policy
The purpose of the Global Star Enterprises (GSE) Dress Code and Office Presentation Policy is to present a professional; fresh, and neat appearance, and to assure safe and sanitary working conditions. Good personal hygiene and personal habits are also very important. Body cleanliness, especially is a must.
The dress code and personal appearance standards for your job position will be reviewed with you by your manager at GSE.
If you are required to wear a uniform or name tag, please make sure it is clean and neat. If you need to purchase new uniforms, it is your responsibility to ask your manager for them, before they requests you to do so.
1. Frontline Consultants dress code
1.1. All frontline consultants (located at display centers) must wear the applicable uniform issued to them upon role induction. This will include a GSE corporate logo jacket, tie and vest.
1.2. It is the responsibility of the individual employee to ensure that their uniform is kept clean, neat, tidy and ironed at all opportunities.
1.3. Ladies are to have their hem length no higher than one inch above their knees.
1.4. Men are to have the pants no longer than one inch above the back of their shoe heel.
1.5. Shoes for all staff must be fully enclosed and heels no greater than one inch in height and must contain a rubber sole.
2. Backline Consultants dress code
2.1. All backline consultants must wear appropriate business attire at all times, unless otherwise directed by management personnel (this might be in conjunction with a work place activity or theme).
2.2. Shoes for all staff must be fully enclosed.
3. Warehouse Staff dress code
3.1. Appropriate attire for the individual job role is expected to be worn at all times, along with any PPE (personal protective equipment) such as visibility jackets, hard hats, and steel capped boots.
3.2. PPE can be considered in the following categories, based on the type of protection afforded by the equipment:
3.2.1. Respiratory protection - e.g. disposable, cartridge, air line, half or full face
3.2.2. Eye protection – e.g. spectacles/goggles, shields, visors
3.2.3. Hearing Protection – e.g. ear muffs and plugs
3.2.4. Hand Protection – e.g. gloves and barrier creams
3.2.5. Foot protection – e.g. shoes/boots
3.2.6. Head Protection – e.g. helmets, caps, hoods, hats
3.2.7. Protection from falls - e.g. harness and fall arrest devices
3.2.8. Skin Protection – e.g. hats, sunburn cream, long sleeved clothes
3.2.9. Other personal protective equipment - e.g. protective clothing for cryogenic work or environments with high temperatures.
3.3. Management must ensure that:
3.3.1. the needs for PPE are assessed by a person who is competent to judge whether other methods of risk control can offer better protection of safety and health than the provision of PPE;
3.3.2. professional advice is obtained, where necessary, to identify the most suitable types of PPE for the tasks to be carried out;
3.3.3. training is provided to supervisors and employees to enable them to ensure the proper selection, fit, use, cleaning and maintenance of PPE;
3.3.4. supervision and enforcement of the PPE policy is undertaken;
3.3.5. evaluation of the effectiveness of the PPE program is carried out on a regular basis;
3.3.6. suitable PPE is provided for visitors who may be exposed to hazards in the workplace. At UWA this includes students where appropriate. Equipment shall be properly cleaned before re-issue; and
3.3.7. all equipment shall comply with current relevant Australian Standards and should be stamped or labelled with an AS compliance marking. Existing PPE shall be re-assessed regularly to ensure compliance.
3.4. According to Regulation 3.35, employees:
3.4.1. must use the protective clothing or equipment in a manner in which he or she has been properly instructed to use it;
3.4.2. must not misuse or damage the clothing or equipment; and
3.4.3. must, as soon as practicable after becoming aware of any -
3.4.4. Damage to; malfunction of; or need to clean or sterilize, the clothing or equipment; and notify the person providing the clothing or equipment of the damage, malfunction or need to clean or sterilize the clothing or equipment.
4. Office staff dress code
4.1. All office staff must wear appropriate business attire at all times, unless otherwise directed by management personnel (this might be in conjunction with a work place activity or theme). Shoes for all staff must be fully enclosed.
5. Standards for office presentation
5.1. Public area
5.1.1. Ensure the area is always clean and neat and that no litter (used or unwanted papers) is visible.
5.1.2. Pens/pencils are plentiful and in working order
5.1.3. Brochures and forms are neatly arranged and always restocked using the most up-to-date stationery.
5.2. Personal work area
5.2.1. Ensure your desk is neat and well organised (Follow the rule - a place for everything and everything in place)
5.2.2. Ensure that coffee cups, glasses, etc are not within public view.
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