I work as a waiter in London and was sent home from work today for not shaving. (it was 2 days worth of stubble, nothing too serious). In the staff manual it reads . . . .'you can wear a beard, not grow a beard. Males should shave on a daily basis.'
My thoughts are that it only says I 'should' shave. Does this mean its compulsory?? and also what is the definition of a beard???
Could I not claim that my 2 days of stubble is my beard which I could grow during time off work!!
I realise they could find 'other reasons' to get rid of me but I have been told I shall receive a written warning which seems a bit harsh to me as my personal hygiene and appearence is excellent other than a little bit of stubble.
Any ideas people??
2007-12-08 12:07:14 · 10 answers · asked by fastjames 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Its company policy as your handbook clearly states. Trying to argue the semantics of the policy is a bit futile.
I would be careful here, if you keep up your protest they are within there rights to sack you because it is written in your 'contract' or terms of employment.
The fact you took the job with those terms is evidence enough to say that you agreed with them when you were hired. It's a no win situation I'm sorry to say..
2007-12-08 12:15:54 · answer #1 · answered by Jarmin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-07-22 07:59:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds to me like the restaurant is right. They said you should shave every day. When you're questioning the word "should" you're getting too technical. It's quite obvious they meant you have to shave every day. If you took a vacation and were able to grow a beard, then you could work there with that beard. Sometimes I go a week or more without shaving and it does look unkempt. Two days of stubble is definitely not a beard.
2007-12-08 12:12:51 · answer #3 · answered by David R 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It's pretty standard in the restaurant business.
The deal is a couple of days can look scruffy. So the standard thing is shaved or beard and nothing in between. So basically the only way to get a beard is to have two weeks off.
2007-12-08 21:55:12 · answer #4 · answered by jackson 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah it depends on the job but in the case of a waiter it makes sense. It's the owners decision how they want their business to be portrayed. I had the same thing happen once working at a hotel but I just had to go and shave with a really crappy razor that the hotel had and then come back. It sucked, apparently they would prefer I be bloody instead of poorly shaven.
2007-12-08 12:13:21 · answer #5 · answered by Flavor Vortex 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yea usually if you have stubble from not shaving for a couple days, you look unkempt. Waiters need to look clean or else people won't want to eat at the restaurant. If you have a kempt beard that looks nice, that's a different story.
2007-12-08 12:14:46 · answer #6 · answered by Devon R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is there policy and i know its only stubble but maybe they feared it would continue to grow i dont know, i do security at my old job and we had a big time contract and we had to shave if not we got sent home, so a co worker brought in shaving cream and a razor so no one would be sent home
2007-12-08 12:26:36 · answer #7 · answered by Nick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Under American law they can send you home because the personnel manual says so: "Males should shave on a daily basis."
I don't know what the law in the UK is. Sorry.
2007-12-08 12:12:58 · answer #8 · answered by Citizen1984 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course they can. It's their restaurant.
2007-12-08 13:15:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can send you home at any time if they feel your appearance does not promote their image.....
2007-12-08 12:11:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋