This is the dress code that was leaked from one of our local restaurants - not a chain:
Updated FOH Dress Code
12/20/24
• Only Blue/Black/Brown/Tan standard denim or chino material pants or shorts are acceptable. No linen, stretch or thin material.
No multi-color.
• "Restaurant Branded" shirts, jackets, sweatshirts, etc. be properly branded and manager approved. No stickers.
• A black or brown tight rubber band/hair band must be used restrain hair shoulder length or longer.
• Tattoos and piercings are at the full discretion of management
• Headwear (caps, hats, do-rags) are at full discretion of management
• Biological males are prohibited from wearing earrings, jewelry makeup. Exceptions are modest watches and solid/standard wedding band style rings.
• CLEAN rubber soled shoes are required. Slip-resistant is highly encouraged. Dirty or stained shoes are unacceptable.
• No Open-Toed Shoes. No Boots.
• No Heavy/Strong Odors. Including, but not limited to, marijuana, perfume, cologne, body sprays and lotions.
• Standard daily grooming is expected. Trimmed nails, maintained facial hair, deodorant and clean uniform.
Why can't men wear necklaces/bracelets? That's some crazy dress code.
I wonder if it's a safety issue... Bracelets could interfere with serving work. Not sure about necklaces though. Perhaps they just want uniformity.
But women aren't prohibited from wearing them. If it was a safety issue it would apply to both sexes.
Tattoos and piercings are at the full discretion of management
I'd use narrower language specifying tattoos that are visible to others. I also wouldn't lump "tattoos and piercings" together like this.
It's not piercings themselves that are/can be an issue in workplaces. It's the accessories/ornaments that are put in the piercings and other artifical holes that have been made in certain body parts - namely the ones that have been made in the flesh of the head.
IMO, employers should only be able to make rules about the jewelry and other ornaments that employees wear in artificial holes that have been made in the flesh of their heads - such as nose/septum rings; lip studs, cuffs chains; eyebrow and cheek studs, spikes, chains; tongue studs, rings, barbells; earrings, ear gauges, earplugs and ear tunnels.
Employers shouldn't have a say about whether/what kind of ornaments employees are wearing in the pierced holes some may have in parts of their bodies that are covered up by their clothes and thus hidden from view when they go to work - such as their nipples, genitals, toes, ankles.
Finally, if employers are allowed to set dress code rules about ornamental accessories that employees wear in artificial holes that have been made in their heads, I think employers should also be allowed to set rules about employees wearing ornamental dental grills, tooth caps/veneers, charms, gems, etc - whether these decorative items are temporarily snapped or glued on, or they're pernamently bonded to the teeth.
https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/Tooth-Gems-Diy-Tooth/5K037QSHSPIC
https://www.society19.com/tooth-jewelry-gems-youll-fall-in-love-with/
https://durranidental.com/treatment/cosmetic-dentistry/dental-jewelry/
I don't know which country this is for, but treating men differently to women is never a wise move as it encourages legal challenges. There is no reason for women to wear more jewelry than men. If it is to discourage the men from wearing outrageous makeup, they should have just stated that any makeup has to be neutral and natural-looking.
Agreed. Neutral make up and stud earrings only would make sense.
Mississippi is in the US. Unfortunately the law in most places in the US allows for different dress codes for men and women, especially with respect to hair, makes, and accessories. I'm surprised they have no hair length requirement for men.