Melodi
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This is the kind of idiocy that still exists in some professional work-places that has let to the over-the-top PC reactions and demands that are starting to polarize society. It is totally appropriate for a professional office (finance especially) to remind employees to dress in a professional manner even when working from home. It is totally INAPPROPRIATE for an office to tell WOMEN workers ONLY to dress sexier!"
That even in the UK is a lawsuit waiting to happen, I wish the ladies do as well if they chose to do so (no idea if they will or not) and I just hope the idiot office manager or Corporate HQ that came up with that "suggestion" put the "request" in writing...Melodi
Coronavirus: Women told to dress 'sexier' when working from home, survey finds
Workers are being told to change their appearance to "help to win new business" or "look nicer for the team", a poll has found.
Thursday 23 July 2020 10:46, UK
Image:Sexism has 'thrived' despite many working from home
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Offices may be closed but workplace sexism is still thriving - with women being told to dress "sexier" and wear make up for video calls, according to a new survey.
The figures from employment law firm Slater and Gordon showed 35% of women had experienced at least one sexist workplace demand since the coronavirus lockdown started in March.
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Reasons given for suggesting how employees should dress included saying it would "help to win new business" or that it was important to "look nicer for the team".
The cost of COVID-19
The survey questioned 2,000 people who are normally based in offices but have been working from home during the lockdown.
"It was hoped that HR [human resources] departments would see a dramatic decline in reports of sexist behaviour as offices closed down across the country," the report said.
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However, it added, the survey showed that "sexism has instead found new and insidious ways to thrive online".
It found 34% of women were asked to wear more make-up or work on their hair while 27% were told they should "dress more sexy or provocatively".
That even in the UK is a lawsuit waiting to happen, I wish the ladies do as well if they chose to do so (no idea if they will or not) and I just hope the idiot office manager or Corporate HQ that came up with that "suggestion" put the "request" in writing...Melodi
Coronavirus: Women told to dress 'sexier' when working from home, survey finds
Workers are being told to change their appearance to "help to win new business" or "look nicer for the team", a poll has found.
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Workers are being told to change their appearance to "help to win new business" or "look nicer for the team", a poll has found.
Thursday 23 July 2020 10:46, UK
Image:Sexism has 'thrived' despite many working from home
Why you can trust Sky News
Offices may be closed but workplace sexism is still thriving - with women being told to dress "sexier" and wear make up for video calls, according to a new survey.
The figures from employment law firm Slater and Gordon showed 35% of women had experienced at least one sexist workplace demand since the coronavirus lockdown started in March.
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Reasons given for suggesting how employees should dress included saying it would "help to win new business" or that it was important to "look nicer for the team".
The cost of COVID-19
The survey questioned 2,000 people who are normally based in offices but have been working from home during the lockdown.
"It was hoped that HR [human resources] departments would see a dramatic decline in reports of sexist behaviour as offices closed down across the country," the report said.
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However, it added, the survey showed that "sexism has instead found new and insidious ways to thrive online".
It found 34% of women were asked to wear more make-up or work on their hair while 27% were told they should "dress more sexy or provocatively".