Personal Grooming Policy Paper
FedEx does have the right to enforce personal grooming policy. This policy must be applied to all employees equally in the same work classification. FedEx is providing their customers a product and service in which the employee must interact with the customer. This interaction is vital to FedEx being successful in retaining their customer base. When a customer complains about an appearance an employee portrayed, a company can implement a personal grooming policy as long as the policy is fair to all employees in this classification. The only exceptions to these policies are if the employee has given the employer a religious belief of why they groom in the manner (Midwest New Media, n.d.). FedEx's grooming policy is based on their brand
image and employees must comply to keep employment with FedEx. However under the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, employers are required to reasonably accommodate their employee's sincerely held religious beliefs (UPI, 2001). Companies must use a strategic brand image to create a competitive advantage for their products and services. Most of the time this includes dress codes and personal appearances, which companies review and portray the best appearance in which the interaction with the customer is a positive experience. In recent times tattoos and body piercings have been brought up as being discriminatory to the employee. However, companies are allowed to create a policy for the employee to cover the tattoos while at work and if the item cannot be covered then termination is possible. The only exception would be if this was determined to break the Civil Rights laws or Disability acts, in which the employer would need to accommodate, unless the exception creates an undue hardship or provide unsafe work conditions (Bethel University, 2013).
References
Bethel University. (2013). Human Resource Management, An Experimental Approach, Sixth Edition. Retrieved from https://www.betheluniversityonline.net
FedEx sued for dreadlocks discrimination. (2001, June 29). Retrieved from http://www.upi.com/Archives/2001/06/29/FedEx-sued-for-dreadlocks-discrimination/6832993787200/
Midwest New Media, LLC - http://www.midwestnewmedia.com - (513) 742-9150. (n.d.). Workplace Fairness. Retrieved April 09, 2017, from http://www.workplacefairness.org/grooming-codes#1
image and employees must comply to keep employment with FedEx. However under the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, employers are required to reasonably accommodate their employee's sincerely held religious beliefs (UPI, 2001). Companies must use a strategic brand image to create a competitive advantage for their products and services. Most of the time this includes dress codes and personal appearances, which companies review and portray the best appearance in which the interaction with the customer is a positive experience. In recent times tattoos and body piercings have been brought up as being discriminatory to the employee. However, companies are allowed to create a policy for the employee to cover the tattoos while at work and if the item cannot be covered then termination is possible. The only exception would be if this was determined to break the Civil Rights laws or Disability acts, in which the employer would need to accommodate, unless the exception creates an undue hardship or provide unsafe work conditions (Bethel University, 2013).
References
Bethel University. (2013). Human Resource Management, An Experimental Approach, Sixth Edition. Retrieved from https://www.betheluniversityonline.net
FedEx sued for dreadlocks discrimination. (2001, June 29). Retrieved from http://www.upi.com/Archives/2001/06/29/FedEx-sued-for-dreadlocks-discrimination/6832993787200/
Midwest New Media, LLC - http://www.midwestnewmedia.com - (513) 742-9150. (n.d.). Workplace Fairness. Retrieved April 09, 2017, from http://www.workplacefairness.org/grooming-codes#1