Dressing for success: Dress codes should follow human rights guidelines

Dress codes are often part of a job, but when do they violate employee human rights? Wade Poziomka, human rights lawyer with Ross & McBride LLP, and Priya Sarin, partner at Whitten & Lublin Employment Lawyers, discuss this topic through the lens of Poziomka's client's current dispute with a popular American restaurant chain.

Dressing for success: Dress codes should follow human rights guidelines
Wade Poziomka discusses a case he's taken on, that's headed for mediation, regarding dress code at a Hooters franchise in Ontario.

Dress codes are often part of a job, but when do they violate employee human rights? Wade Poziomka, human rights lawyer with Ross & McBride LLP, and Priya Sarin, partner at Whitten & Lublin Employment Lawyers, discuss this topic through the lens of Poziomka's client's current dispute with a popular American restaurant chain. 

In this case there are allegations the restaurant's dress code led to harassment and negative treatment from customers. What does this mean for this individual case and other similar cases?

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