To All Employees,
I have a few things to let everyone know involving IST training sessions over the next 2 months. Next month, the EAG will conducting a barbecue for all employees between the two IST sessions held on the two consecutive Mondays that we have training. Check your e-mail for location. More information will follow from the EAG. In June, we will be having the GHS Athletic Trainers group return to do their annual training on sports injuries. As you recall, their group has a member present at all Greenville County schools major sports events.
The long awaited change in location for IST is finally here. Starting in May IST will be conducted at County Square, please check your e-mail for location. For now, all the other existing rules of IST still hold true. If you are a full time employee, you must attend the assigned session for your shift for pay or you may attend one of the two evening make-up sessions for IST credit but you will not be paid for these sessions. If you are a part-time employee you may attend any of the sessions for pay including the make-up sessions.
Dress for all sessions, regardless of location or time, is to be either EMS uniform or Business Casual. We have had recent lapses again in our staff dress for training which has caused both embarrassment and hard feelings. IST is a work meeting, not a social gathering. I must emphasize the importance of adherence to the proper dress code. Do not be the one that gets sent home because you we violating the dress policy. Just so that there are no misinterpretations in what we mean by Business Casual, I am including excerpts from two Business websites. Please note that this is not a Greenville County EMS phenomenon, but standard business practice in the professional world.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation,
Arnold Alier
Education & Training
Business Etiquette
Dress/Appearance
It can be insulting to your coworkers or clients to show a lack of concern about your appearance.
Being wrinkled, unshaven, smelly or unkempt communicates (intentionally or not) that you don’t care enough about the situation, the people or the company to present yourself respectably.
If in doubt, always err on the side of conservative. If you think jeans may be OK for a social event but aren’t sure, show up in ironed khakis and a nice golf shirt. If you think a situation may call for dress slacks, wear a dress shirt and tie. If you have any inkling that a suit may be called for, dress to the nines.
Women’s clothing is a bit more complicated, but again, err on the side of conservative and dressy.
Always practice impeccable grooming (even in a jeans environment!)
http://www.ravenwerks.com/practices/etiquette.htm
Dress for Work Success: A Business Casual Dress Code
From Susan M. Heathfield,
The Company's objective, in establishing a dress code, is to enable employees to project a professional, business-like image while experiencing the comfort advantages of more casual and relaxed clothing. Business casual dress is the standard for this dress code.
Because all casual clothing is not suitable for the office, these guidelines will help you determine what is appropriate to wear to work. Clothing that works well for the beach, yard work, dance clubs, exercise sessions, and sports contests may not be appropriate for a professional appearance at work.
Clothing that reveals too much cleavage, your back, your chest, your feet, your stomach or your underwear is not appropriate for a place of business, even in a business casual setting.
Even in a business casual work environment, clothing should be pressed and never wrinkled.
Torn, dirty, or frayed clothing is unacceptable. All seams must be finished. Any clothing that has words, terms, or pictures that may be offensive to other employees is unacceptable. Clothing that has the company logo is encouraged. Sports team, university, and fashion brand names on clothing are generally acceptable.
Below is a general overview of acceptable business casual attire. Items that are not appropriate for the office are listed, too. Neither list is all-inclusive and both are open to change. The lists tell you what is generally acceptable as business casual attire and what is generally not acceptable as business casual attire.
No dress code can cover all contingencies so employees must exert a certain amount of judgment in their choice of clothing to wear to work. If you experience uncertainty about acceptable, professional business causal attire for work, please ask your supervisor or your Human Resources staff.
Slacks, Pants, and Suit Pants
Slacks that are similar to Dockers and other makers of cotton or synthetic material pants, wool pants, flannel pants, and nice looking dress synthetic pants are acceptable. Inappropriate slacks or pants include jeans, sweatpants, exercise pants, short shorts, shorts, Bermuda shorts, bib overalls, leggings, and any spandex or other form-fitting pants such as bike clothing.
Skirts, Dresses, and Skirted Suits
Casual dresses and skirts, and skirts that are split at or below the knee are acceptable. Dress and skirt length should be no shorter than four inches above the knee, or a length at which you can sit comfortably in public. Short, tight skirts that ride halfway up the thigh are inappropriate for work. Mini-skirts, skorts, sun dresses, beach dresses, and spaghetti-strap dresses are inappropriate for the office.
Shirts, Tops, Blouses, and Jackets
Casual shirts, golf shirts, dress shirts, sweaters, tops, and turtlenecks are acceptable. Most suit jackets or sport jackets are also acceptable attire for the office, if they violate none of the listed guidelines. Inappropriate attire includes tank tops; sweatshirts; midriff tops, shirts with potentially offensive words, terms, logos, pictures, cartoons, or slogans; halter-tops; tops with bare shoulders; and t-shirts unless worn under another blouse, shirt, jacket, or jumper.
Shoes and Footwear
Loafers, boots, flats, clogs, conservative athletic shoes, sneakers, dress heels, and leather deck shoes are acceptable. Wearing no stockings is acceptable if the look is appropriate to the outfit. Flashy athletic shoes, thongs, flip-flops, slippers, and any shoe with an open toe are not acceptable in the office. Closed toe and closed heel shoes are required in the manufacturing operation area.
Jewelry, Makeup, Perfume, and Cologne
Should be in good taste, with no visible body piercing other than pierced ears.
Hats and Head Covering
Hats are not appropriate in the office. Head Covers that are required for religious purposes or to honor cultural tradition are allowed.
Conclusion
If clothing fails to meet these standards, as determined by the employee’s supervisor and Human Resources staff, the employee will be asked not to wear the inappropriate item to work again. If the problem persists, the employee may be sent home to change clothes and will receive a verbal warning for the first offense. All other policies about personal time use will apply. Progressive disciplinary action will be taken for further dress code violations.
http://humanresources.about.com/od/workrelationships/a/dress_code.htm