Dress code

[evenstrangerone]

What is the name of your state? Hawaii

I work for a state institution (the University), that is thinking of implementing a dress code. I am a union employee (faculty) currently working within a contract that does not mention attire anywhere. Can the University or any individual department in it develop its own dress code and enforce it upon me?

 

[HomeGuru]

What is the name of your state? Hawaii

I work for a state institution (the University), that is thinking of implementing a dress code. I am a union employee (faculty) currently working within a contract that does not mention attire anywhere. Can the University or any individual department in it develop its own dress code and enforce it upon me?

**A: yes.

 

[evenstrangerone]

Ouch!

Thanks for the reply ...

 

[HomeGuru]

Take a look at the other union workers that have dress codes ie. nurses, airline, hotel workers and others in the travel industry, police officers etc.

 

[evenstrangerone]

Yes, but doesn't it specify in their contract that there is a dress code? My contract does not.

 

[stephenk]

This is the University of Hawaii? what kind of dress code are they trying to pass?

 

[evenstrangerone]

This proposed dress code is not for the whole University, nor even this campus. I'm a librarian with a faculty contract, and our library department is trying to draft one, mostly aimed at our 80+ student employees. However, if we make student employees dress a certain way, then it would be fairly hypocritical if library staff did not. I'm no slob, but I don't want to be told how to dress.

 

[cbg]

Does your contract say that you CAN'T be held to a dress code? If not, then I would guess that you're out of luck.

 

[evenstrangerone]

No. There's just no mention of one. It's also in the process of being re-negotiated right now.