AN140196 – Off-Shore Island Resorts Award - State 2005

10.2 DRESS, APPEARANCE AND GROOMING STANDARDS

10.2.1 Due to the nature of the hospitality industry and customer expectations, all employees are required to dress and maintain their grooming and appearance to a standard appropriate to the employer's business.

The employer may issue from time to time the employer's preferred dress, grooming and appearance standards.

10.2.2 Where an employee refuses to adopt the employer's preferred standards, any dispute as to whether the employee's dress and/or appearance and/or grooming is appropriate, shall be dealt with according to clause 3.2.

10.2.3 Where an employee is required by the employer to wear a specific uniform (not being "black or whites") then such uniform is to be provided by the employer free of cost to the employee.

10.2.4 Where the employer provides a uniform, the uniform remains the property of the employer and must be returned to the employer in its original condition (fair wear and tear excluded) on the termination of an employee's employment:

Provided that an employer may require an employee to pay a deposit on any uniform/s provided. Such deposit to be refunded to the employee on return of the uniforms, fair wear and tear excluded.

10.2.5 Where requested by the employee, the employer shall supply, free of cost to the employee, plastic (and/or other waterproof) aprons for all bar attendants and for all employees engaged in washing up.