Introduction
The CISI’s dress code policy is designed to help us all present a consistent professional appearance to our customers and colleagues. Our appearance reflects on ourselves and the organisation. The goal of this guidance is to be sure that everyone understands how we collectively maintain a positive appearance, one expected of a professional body.
We trust everyone to dress as they like for work within the business casual guidelines set out below. If you're not sure whether an item of clothing is appropriate for work, err on the side of caution and wear something else. If you have questions about the dress code, ask your manager or buddy and they will be happy to help.
Who does this policy apply to?
This dress code policy applies to all staff that work or are contracted by the CISI.
Dress Code Policy:
- Employees are expected to dress in business casual attire in the office or working remotely unless the day’s tasks require otherwise.
- Employees must always present a clean, professional appearance. Everyone is expected to be well-groomed and wear clean clothing, free of holes, tears, or other signs of wear.
- Clothing, jewellery or body art with offensive or inappropriate designs or stamps are not allowed.
- Clothing should not be revealing.
- Clothing and grooming styles dictated by religion or ethnicity are exempt.
- For Dress Down Days (such as Charity Days), employees are free to wear casual clothing, including trainers. Casual clothing should still meet the above guidelines.
Remote Working:
With the increase in remote working employees should consider their appearance on a screen. Clothing visible on screen should meet the above guidance. For external meetings a neutral background is recommended for video calls and employees may find the CISI background useful in large multi-party meetings where this helps other participants know who you are representing.
Managers are expected to inform employees when they are not meeting the expected dress code. If informed of this, employees are expected to immediately correct the issue raised, and this may include having to leave work to change to appropriate attire.
Repeated occurrences may result in disciplinary action being taken, up to and including, termination of employment.