I live in the UK and started a new job about 3 weeks ago and now it has come to uniform time, can they force me to wear a skirt?
They say it is the uniform but I havent worn a skirt since I was 10 :s
2006-08-10 19:35:41 · 20 answers · asked by ED 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Do the boys wear skirts? If not then yes it is sexist because they expect one gender to do something and not the other. That is sexism.
2006-08-10 20:49:41 · answer #1 · answered by kingofnarniaforever 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To force you to wear a skirt (with the only option of finding another job) is sexist. Didn't you know about this rule before being hired? If you did, you can't complain about it now.
2006-08-11 02:40:31 · answer #2 · answered by WMR30 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well if the skirt is part of the required uniform then you have to wear it if you want to keep working there,did you not realize before you took the job that you had to wear a skirt??
2006-08-11 02:40:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask your trade union about the rules at your work.
They are able to negotiate or have perhaps already done it.
If a uniform goes together with your work, it does, but if it should be a shirt or not, that's the question?
In Göteborg in Sweden I saw bus drivers using a turban to the uniform, but that was Sweden. The trade unions in Europe are quite strong.
2006-08-11 03:16:40 · answer #4 · answered by Realname: Robert Siikiniemi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is as sexist as making men wear ties.
Don't know much about UK's labor laws, but depending on the length of the skirt, you might just have a harassment lawsuit (different than plain old sexism).
(Too bad I can't pull that with the whole tie thing.)
2006-08-11 02:48:23 · answer #5 · answered by ahandle101 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well if it's the same exact outfit that the company provides for you, then I don't think it's sexist. But if they're just telling you that you (or actually all the women) have to wear a skirt, then I think that's sexist.
2006-08-11 02:42:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the USA they can NOT force your to wear a skirt. I am not certain about the UK. It IS sexist. Ask for the "male equivalent".
2006-08-11 02:41:50 · answer #7 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just wear the skirt, unless you don't want to work there.
2006-08-11 02:42:14 · answer #8 · answered by Taki 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are bad people. Of course it is their business so its not like they shouldn't have the right to require you to wear that which suits their preference. Quit being a childish little sh*t and just wear the damn uniform. Nobody is forcing you to work there.
2006-08-11 02:39:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I DON'T THINK THEY SHOULD FORCE OU TO WEAR IT AND IF THAT WAS THE POLICY OF THE COMPANY THEY SHOULD HAVE DISCLOSED THAT BEFORE YOU STARTED THE JOB. BUT I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG WITH WEARING A SKIRT TO WORK.
2006-08-11 02:39:40 · answer #10 · answered by druhill119 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋