Handling Sensitive Dress Code Issues without Getting Sued
Speaker: Audrey Halpern
Speaker Designation: Soft Skills Trainer
Speaker: Audrey Halpern
Speaker Designation: Soft Skills Trainer
Employers realize that their employees typically are the "face" of the company, and employers are finding it increasingly advisable to control that image.HR, which is frequently responsible for policy development, must work with other parts of the organization to ensure that dress codes are managed consistently and fairly.
Dress and appearance policies now require organizations to develop strategies that align with employer goals and culture while protecting the employer from discrimination claims and protecting employees' rights.
Communicating and enforcing dress code policies are essential. Learning to set and manage policies by working directly with internal managers, business partners, and executives in handling issues such as inappropriate or provocative dress, and unhygienic employees is important, as well as identifying and mitigating any legal issues. (protected class considerations, working with the legal department, and working with employee requests for accommodations).
This course will cover the business of dress and appearance requirements for HR or managers Implementing an easy-to-understand dress code can prevent problems from occurring and ensure your entire staff dresses consistently.
Audrey Halpern has had an exemplary 20+yr training facilitation/learning and development career, developing custom soft skills employee programs, on-boarding and Train the Trainer experiences. She is an experienced Facilitator, instructional designer, and learning and development/HR professional with a passion for making a difference. Since 1992, Audrey has been consulting with corporate clients, developing customized content and facilitating soft skills, emotional intelligence, leadership and communication content face to face and through global webinars for clients in a variety of industries.
Previously a Director of Training with a telecom company, she has experience in both management and consulting. She has been an adjunct professor for the MBA program at Hofstra University and New York Institute of Technology where she taught presentation skills/communication skills. She has coached MBA students in successfully navigating their internships.
As a trainer, she utilizes impactful activities to build confidence and essential 21st century skills for individuals and teams to communicate and collaborate effectively. Audrey is a faculty member of the American Management Association in New York where she teaches professional development topics throughout the Northeast.
