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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Employers 'should set out business reasons for summer dress codes'  Companies wanting to ensure they do not face action from an employment discrimination claim solicitor should set out the clear business reasons for a summer dress code. According to XpertHR, employers could face claims of discrimination if they do not communicate their motivations for allowing people to wear different types of business attire. Charlotte Wolff, an employment relations editor at the firm and author of its 2011 report on employee dress, said that nearly half of employers relax their codes during unusually hot or cold weather. Bosses must, she explained, set clear parameters for what is allowed and what is not. "For instance, if shorts are OK, do they need to be below the knee? If women can't wear shorts and men can, the employer needs to have a clear business reason, otherwise the employer could face a discrimination claim," Ms Wolff added. Research from XpertHR has found that 88 per cent of employers that class their dress code as formal restrict or disallow female staff from wearing shorts. For men, this figure rises to 94 per cent. Posted by Paul Stevens 
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