This can be a difficult issue depending on your location in the country and
the local culture, whether your employees are unionized or not, the cultural
and racial mix of your employees and the differences in the two (their still
are two aren't there) sexes.
However, I had always required that my male professional staff wear at least
a dress shirt and tie and generally the female professionals will follow
that example.  I expect that everyone have clean and fresh clothing and try
not to have too many hard and fast rules.  It is best to deal with the few
problems on a one on one basis than having many rules that make everyone
feel like they are being confined and/or punished.  Also, if your are
counseling someone of a different race, sex or culture about their dress,
you need to be aware that your comments could be perceived as being
discriminatory.  I am not suggesting that you don't counsel someone, but
that you be careful with what you say, how you say it and where you say it.

In the past few years it has become acceptable to have casual Fridays and
clean jeans are accepted at our institution only not everyone feels inclined
to wear jeans or jean skirts to work.  I do!

At 09:12 AM 6/27/96 +0100, you wrote:
>Discussion of the day is Dress Code.
>
>If you have any type of dress code for research staff located at your
>institution, would you please fax or email me a copy.  I am trying
>to do a balancing act between health and safety concerns and
>corporate standards.
>
>Thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide.
>
>Thane
>
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>Thane J. Peterson
>Acting Director, Research
>The Evanston Hospital
>Research Office, G21 Burch
>2650 Ridge Avenue
>Evanston, Illinois  60201
>
>847.570.2192
>847.570.2933 FAX
>xxxxxx@nwu.edu
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>
Thomas E. Wilson
Director, Sponsored Programs
Baylor College of Medicine
phone: 713-798-6970
fax:   713-798-6990
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