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Document Release Notice
This guideline on Dress Code, Version 1.0, is released for use in TATA Consultancy Services (TCS) with effect from 1st October 2008.
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Introduction
TCS believes that its employees are representatives of the Organisation, and their dress, grooming, and personal hygiene is a reflection of TCS to the outside world.
TCS has defined guidelines for Dress Code so as to ensure that an employee’s attire at work is appropriate at all times, that makes colleagues, clients and suppliers comfortable during their interactions with the employee and also builds up their confidence in the employee’s ability to deliver quality services.
Moreover, a standard Dress Code guideline provides an equalising factor for people of different ages and at various levels of the corporate hierarchy.
This guideline has been formulated taking into consideration the varying cultures, ages, health, and tastes of the Global community in which TCS operates.
To address an employee’s need for individual expression and improve employee morale, the Dress Code guideline also has a provision wherein the formal dress code is relaxed and Business Casuals are permitted on specific days of the