Appropriate workwear.

Coraline

ohreally wrote: »

You make an assumption the op is posting from an employee perspective, they may be a service user.

What exactly is a "service user?"

jacques_chirac

Coraline wrote: »

What exactly is a "service user?"

A customer/ patient/ claimant etc

Coraline

I am lost. What exactly is the situation here?

jacques_chirac

Coraline wrote: »

I am lost. What exactly is the situation here?

The OP has visited his local Jobcentre/ council office and thought some of the staff were dressed unsuitably.

(I think!)

SeaSpray

Where I live,some of the bin men go on their rounds topless in summer. Disgusting!

thebaroness

I wouldn't say that's appropriate in a customer facing role, especially if bra straps etc are on show.

I think people in the Job Centre in particular should look professional to set an example. Sadly when I had to sign on after being made redundant last year you could only tell who worked there and who was there to sign on by which side of the desk they were sat on. Very poor show I thought.

SeaSpray

Yes its true that the staff in the job centre never look professional. Shabby t shirts and scruffy jeans would be the dress code they seem to use. I don't know why they can't wear a shirt and proper trousers/shirt. They definitely couldn't wear a tie, that's for sure!

In fact you might see some of the ones signing on more neatly dressed

AP007

thebaroness wrote: »

I wouldn't say that's appropriate in a customer facing role, especially if bra straps etc are on show.

I think people in the Job Centre in particular should look professional to set an example. Sadly when I had to sign on after being made redundant last year you could only tell who worked there and who was there to sign on by which side of the desk they were sat on. Very poor show I thought.

I sign on wearing a suit I don't think there is a dress code for the JC If there is its very slack

jacques_chirac

thebaroness wrote: »

I wouldn't say that's appropriate in a customer facing role, especially if bra straps etc are on show.

I think people in the Job Centre in particular should look professional to set an example. Sadly when I had to sign on after being made redundant last year you could only tell who worked there and who was there to sign on by which side of the desk they were sat on. Very poor show I thought.

What is wrong with seeing a bra strap?

"Civil servant wearing bra scandal"

Goldiegirl

jacques_chirac wrote: »

What is wrong with seeing a bra strap?

"Civil servant wearing bra scandal"

Nothing particularly wrong with bra straps, but I don't think it's appropriate to have a load of cleavage on show when you are seeing customers ...... Unless you work in a lap dancing joint