26 October, 2007

Are you sure IT's proper dress?:Mahindra Staff feels rule absurd

Are you sure IT's proper dress?

26 Oct 2007 The Times of India

PUNE: IT may no longer be a cool place to dress and work.

Tech Mahindra, one of India’s top IT companies with its head office in Pune, has enforced a strict dress code for its employees. Employees found "inappropriately" dressed are being sent home to change.

Over 23,000 professionals work at Tech Mahindra's global network of 24 locations, including 11 development centres and 13 global sales offices.

Employees would be given a warning for the first offence. In case the offence is repeated, the employee will be slapped with a penalty of Rs 1,000, the dress code says.

The company will, however, allow exceptions in case of medical issues which prevent adherence to the code, but only temporarily and with approval from HR.

Sanjeev Parida, vice-president (HR), who approved the code, justified its implementation. "The organisation initially only had a guideline regarding attire, but since some employees escaped following it, a policy had to be formulated," he said.

"We got complaints from employees who found the dressing style of some employees objectionable and distracting, and hence the need to formulate a policy." He said women security personnel will check women employees.

Dress code violations will be treated as serious and will attract strict disciplinary action. All instances of disciplinary action will be noted in the employee’s personal records as well as the discipline diary maintained at the location.


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Mahindra Staff feels rule absurd

26 Oct 2007 The Times of India P.19 Delhi

Pune: A large section of the employees at Tech Mahindra are aghast at the new dress code at workplace. A male employee said they should be allowed to wear clothes in which they feel comfortable. “The dress code is absurd,” he said, explaining that he’s previously worked with three different IT companies but none followed such a rule.
For business formals to be worn from Mondays to Thursdays, the company has specified that male employees can only wear formal trousers, full/half-sleeved formal shirt with formal shoes. “Employees may wear a tie or a business suit; however the same is not compulsory. A belt is preferred,” it says, adding that sneakers, tennis shoes, chappals and floaters are inappropriate and strictly not acceptable. Even denim shirts/Tshirts with TechM logo will not be acceptable as part of formal wear.
Women employees can wear salwar-kameez or churidar kurta with sleeves. “Heavily sequined and embroidered clothes must be avoided. Preferably avoid clothes with large prints and loud, flashy colours,” it says, also specifying that traditional Indian silk saris with prominent zari borders are not to be worn. Traditional Indian footwear like jootis and kolhapuris do not constitute formal attire. Women employees can also wear formal trousers/skirt (without long slits) and a sleeved formal blouse. While closed toe-heel shoes are recommended, formal looking sandals are also acceptable. Use of athletic shoes, sneakers, flip-flops and slippers are not allowed. Mini-skirts, spaghetti-strap dresses, halter-tops, and even collarless T-shirts are a strict no-no.
CEO of Zensar Technologies, Ganesh Natarajan, who is also the vice-chairman of Nasscom, said that although his company too has guidelines, which called for wearing formals from Monday to Thursday, it is simple, without specifying the length and other details about the clothes to be worn.

GROOMING GUIDELINES

Hair should be clean, combed, and neatly trimmed Shabby, unkempt hair unacceptable Women with shoulder-length hair should keep it tied up Tattoos and body piercing (besides ear/nose rings) shouldn’t be visible Minimal jewellery advisable Makeup should be light

With Thanks from the Times of India

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