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Policy
PIC’s public image is very important to its missions and the dress and appearance of its employees can greatly impact that image. Therefore, all employees are required to maintain a professional appearance that is neat, clean and consistent with the job and tasks being performed.
Practice
- Employees must maintain a neat and clean appearance that is professional and appropriate for the activities in which they will engage during the workday.
- Extreme appearance that is not consistent with PIC’s image or the employee’s activities must be avoided. We cannot give examples of all such extreme appearance. However, following are some examples that may be used for guidance:
- Offensive or inappropriate tattoos,
- Excessive body piercings,
- Extreme hairstyles or colors,
- Clothes with offensive or political images or statements,
- Fragrances,
- Open toed shoes when providing consumer care or when otherwise unsafe,
- Provocative clothes.
- Supervisors, in consultation with management, will make any final decisions regarding employee dress and appearance. A supervisor may send an employee home to change, require tattoos or body piercings be covered or body piercings removed if an employee is in violation of this policy.
- Many consumers and coworkers have respiratory challenges. Please be sensitive to others and avoid strong fragrances while working, including perfume, cologne, hair spray, scented lotions, air fresheners and other scented products.