No bright clothes, please
February 24, 2009 by Fred HosierPosted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, That's how they do it in ______
Some employers have enough trouble trying to define “casual” for casual Fridays. What if HR had to decide which employees’ clothes were too colorful?
The city of Zhengzhou in China has issued an edict that government employees should not wear any “unnatural hair styles” or clothes that are too colorful.
The new regulations say city officials should make sure their clothing stays away from bright color schemes.
If colorful is wrong, what’s right? Neat and orderly, according to the rules.
“Don’t just dress any which way” the regulations demand.
Officials say no specific breach of workplace clothing etiquette triggered these rules. The purpose is to “improve the image of our public servants” according to wire service reports.
Tags: bright clothes, casual Friday, hair styles, new regulations
February 27th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Well this is China after all. I’m more surprised they don’t list a uniform for all employees rather than just saying don’t dress too wildly.
February 27th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
And this is an HR Blunder how?
February 27th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
Hmmmmmm can’t get that subject “human rights” out of my mind, even for this innocent subject. What happens if one violates this rule in this City of Zhengzhou in CHINA
March 21st, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Agreed, SN