What Is the New Dress Code Policy?
MEMORANDUM
TO: All Employees
FROM: Helen Suskind, Director,
Human Resources Department
DATE: March 22, 2005
RE: Implementation of New Dress Code
A new dress code for all employees will take effect on September 1. All employees will be required to wear professional business attire while in the office. In this context, professional business attire excludes T-shirts, sleeveless shirts, shorts, jeans, athletic attire, miniskirts, sandals, flip-flops, and sneakers. The attached sheet provides a complete list of attire that is inappropriate for the office. Please be sure to review this list carefully.
Violations of the new dress code will be handled as follows:
First offense: Verbal warning
Second offense: Written warning and 30-day probation period
Third offense: Dismissal
If you have any questions about the parameters of the dress code, please contact Martin Lamb in Human Resources immediately to schedule an appointment.
It is important that all employees understand the seriousness of this policy. Management based its decision to implement this code upon evidence that the lack of a dress code leads to a decrease in productivity. Our new dress code will help maintain the reputation and integrity of our company by keeping us aware of the need for professionalism. Thank you for your cooperation.
According to the new policy, employees:
Select an option, then click Submit answer.
Reference / correct answer:
can wear short-sleeved shirts but not T-shirts.
The first paragraph lists several items that are expressly prohibited by the new dress code. These items include sandals, flip-flops, and shorts, so Choice A and D are incorrect. The memo does not specify that employees must wear suits or dresses (Choice B), nor does it mention the suitability of hats (Choice E). T-shirts are prohibited, but short-sleeved shirts are not on the list, so Choice B is the only possible correct answer.