The definition of dress code is an accepted or prevailing style of dress; (in later use) a set of rules or guidelines specifying the approved manner of dress at a school, place of work, social occasion, etc. (Oxford Dictionary, 2002).

A memo was distributed to all team members on dress code. This memo was very poorly written. It has caused a drop in team member productivity, a lowering of morale and a possible loss of business due to the two items mentioned before. The memo that was distributed was very vague. The days were not specified, which caused confusion as to which days are business casual days and which day is casual day. It simply stated that business pants and shirts were acceptable on business casual days; the memo does not state what type of pants or shirts are acceptable. There is nothing in the memo regarding the wearing of sleeveless shirts. The memo does not include anything on what is appropriate attire regarding dresses and skirts. This led team-members to believe that short, short skirts and skorts-a type

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The correct way to have written this memo was first to state the specific days for business casual attire and the day for casual attire. On business casual days, the pants should have been broken down to include what type of pants are acceptable and not acceptable. An example is, khakis or Dockers are the appropriate style of casual dress pants, and, Capri pants are not acceptable for business casual days. Shirts should have been broken down to include the acceptable and not acceptable. In the memo it simply states short or long sleeves. This should have included the type of shirt. For example, polo or oxford-type shirts are the acceptable attire regarding shirts. It should have also stated that collars are required, sleeveless shirts and shirts that bare the midriff or back are not acceptable. Several female teammembers have come in wearing shirts that revealed their midriff, this is just not acceptable work attire at any time. When the female team members came in and were questioned about this, they became very hostile and stated; "There was nothing in the dress code that said I could not wear this type of clothing." Again, the memo was so vague that it created an issue with dress and hurt feelings.

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