Can my employer make us wear a uniform?

couponqueen123

McKneff wrote: »

if it has a company logo on it you can claim the tax releif on £60 ie
£12 per year. If you didnt know about this you can reclaim up to 4 years.

where do you get claim form please?

ohreally

couponqueen123 wrote: »

where do you get claim form please?

There isn't a claim form, you need to write a letter to a tax inspector at HMRC.

DCFC79

What was heard was just rumours, forget about it now and when the time comes decide what to do then, could take them an unknown amount of time to get the ball rolling, decide on the colour of the garment, whether to provide just a polo shirt or sometihng else for the female staff or a fleece as well then who to get to put the logo on it etc.

westv

What sort of office requires a uniform to be worn?!

claire16c

MissSarah1972 wrote: »

I am sure no uniform looks smarter than a real suit and proffesional wear in the office. Where I used to work we all had to wear suits and smart professional looking shoes at all times. No bare legs either and no open toed shoes. The handbook stated this.

No bare legs? What about in the summer? That seems like a really ridiculous rule.

ohreally

westv wrote: »

What sort of office requires a uniform to be worn?!

McDonalds.

Uncertain

westv wrote: »

What sort of office requires a uniform to be worn?!

I've seen a solicitor's office with staff wearing suits with a logo on their breast pocket!

It is, in effect, quite a good tax free perk. If you work in an environment where decent formal cloths are the norm it is a significant expense for the employee and is not tax deductible.

However, if you issue a "uniform" it gives the staff quite a saving and as has been pointed out the can offset the laundry against tax.

Uncertain

claire16c wrote: »

No bare legs? What about in the summer? That seems like a really ridiculous rule.

Now there is a sexist comment - or would you let the men wear shorts?

MissSarah1972

claire16c wrote: »

No bare legs? What about in the summer? That seems like a really ridiculous rule.

for the same reason you weren't allowed to wear flip flops or shorts and a vest top

Savvy_Sue

diavolina wrote: »

One of my colleages overheard two of our bosses discussing bringing in a uniform. Can they do this when we've never had to wear one before and it doesn't say anything about one in our contracts?

You do realise contracts can be changed? 'Best practice' would say that your employer would consult, but at the end of the day, if you want to keep working there, you accept the new contract.