A number of local employers have taken a new look at their dress codes over the past few years, partly due to pandemic-related factors.

A 2024 survey by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans found 54% of employers have a business-casual dress code and 43% have a casual dress code. Companies should consider changing ...

Today, it was announced that US bank Goldman Sachs is relaxing its employee dress code in a bid to create a more casual workplace. But with the rise of flexi-hours and an increasingly millennial-led ...

Hundreds of Starbucks baristas are on strike, protesting new dress code rules they say distract from bigger issues like low pay, understaffing, and delayed union contracts. The strike has been led by ...

The National Labor Relations Board just ruled that a national retailer must allow customer-facing employees who want to write “Black Lives Matter” on their uniforms to do so – and may have opened ...

In an election year, and in a climate where employees are more expressive about their opinions and beliefs, particularly regarding social movements, many employers wonder if and where to draw the line ...

Reader: My workplace is casual, by design. Our stated dress code is vague at best: “Appropriate office attire is required. Be guided by common sense and good taste.” There are a couple of 20-something ...

Kim Shuckhart is no stranger to sartorial turmoil in the workplace. The head of human resources at Gate City Bank remembers a previous employer who insisted she wear a skirt instead of a pantsuit. She ...