Bright colour hair?

coinxoperated

I'll be watching this thread closely! I have many facial piercings that I take out for work, which is so annoying. Obviously, I don't want to break any 'rules', but am also not 'customer facing'...!

Caroline_a

Every organisation will have different rules about this, so I don't think anyone can generalise. Obviously if you were customer facing then companies prefer you to be more traditional in your appearance, but again it depends on the company. I have worked for software companies where anything goes, but also more straightlaced organisations that require ladies not to wear trousers, only skirts :eek: and hair to be tied back, etc. Your manager should be your first point of contact to ask.

MissSarah1972

csmw wrote: »

There are no rules in dwp for hair colour, I change mine all the time and am customer facing they've never had a problem with it

I wonder however what the DWP think of someone with say green hair who can't get a job.

krlyr

I would consider not only the uniform rules but the other implications of dying your hair. Having had hot pink half for nearly 1/3 of my life, I found it was much more suited to my college years than my working years. Only one employer banned it (they were really strict - sent someone home for coming in with their hair braided with beads on the end, which they'd had done on their recent holiday!) but although the others were fine but it, I think it definately has an influence on how people see you. I've always been the "baby" of this company, being the youngest by a fair bit, but I decided last year that I wanted to give a more mature image and let the pink grow out. I definately think it's helped - small things like that have a bigger influence on opinion than you'd think, even if it shouldn't do.

CharlieRabbit01

I'm in a customer facing role, in an arts university and i fancied dyeing my hair bright pink, so asked my manager who had no problem at all.

InsideInsurance

MissSarah1972 wrote: »

I wonder however what the DWP think of someone with say green hair who can't get a job.

Probably what the rest of us think, that it will limit your career options with some companies but others may well like it.

I used to have long hair and for work tied it back and always wore a suit and tie etc to compensate a little but was flately told that certain companies wouldnt entertain the idea of a long haired guy no matter how qualified etc they may be.

V_Chic_Chick

Check your contract & employee handbook . . . if there's nothing there, they haven't got a leg to stand on.

MissSarah1972

InsideInsurance wrote: »

Probably what the rest of us think, that it will limit your career options with some companies but others may well like it.

I used to have long hair and for work tied it back and always wore a suit and tie etc to compensate a little but was flately told that certain companies wouldnt entertain the idea of a long haired guy no matter how qualified etc they may be.

but the DWP allow it.

Surely telling a guy he cant have long hair is sexist?

No one would tell a woman she can not have short hair, would they?

csmw

MissSarah1972 wrote: »

I wonder however what the DWP think of someone with say green hair who can't get a job.

You'd have to ask them!!

MissSarah1972

csmw wrote: »

You'd have to ask them!!

I don't need to as I have real auburn hair - the point was if they let their staff have all colours of hair what's their stance on the people on the other side of the desk.