An employee handbook is a compilation of the policies, procedures, working conditions and behavioral expectations in your business. It should include policy statements that are used to govern the business.
But confining work to standardized tasks done in a functional job, and then making all decisions about workers based on their job in the organizational hierarchy, hinders some of today's most critical organizational objectives: organizational agility, growth, and innovation; diversity, inclusion, and equity; and the ability to offer a positive workforce experience for people.
Any organization is only as good as its people, and every business big or small, local or global is beginning to appreciate this reality, especially after the recent surge in post-pandemic employee turnovers.
Dress codes are used to communicate to employees what the organization considers appropriate work attire. The policy allows us to set expectations regarding the image we want to portray.