Beards and Jobs

[DownFanatic]

Is it within an employers right to insist on an employee to shave his beard off?

[pintsofguinness]

Is it within an employers right to insist on an employee to shave his beard off?

I'd be very surprised if it is!! Tell them you're a Jew!

[ziggysego]

Is it within an employers right to insist on an employee to shave his beard off?

I'd be very surprised if it is!! Tell them you're a Jew!

You can shave if your Jewish. It's if you're a Muslim.... I think.... probably wrong....

[020304 Tir Eoghain]

Depends on whether you have a contract or not and if there is a section relating to "physical & personal presentation" contained within. If you have and there is,
then it could be open to interpretation.

[pintsofguinness]

Is it within an employers right to insist on an employee to shave his beard off?

I'd be very surprised if it is!! Tell them you're a Jew!

You can shave if your Jewish. It's if you're a Muslim.... I think.... probably wrong....

No, Jews grow beards too for religious reasons, I think.

Toby in the west wing had one, he was jewish

[Denn Forever]

It depends on your job.

Any job that meant that you had to wear breathing apparatus e.g. Fireman, it would be strongly recommended that you did not have a beard.  Having a beard means that the seal between the mask and your face is compromised and that would not be good in a toxic atmosphere.

[020304 Tir Eoghain]

BTW, did you always have a beard since your first day? Did you reappear after holidays with one? did you grow one gradually, or did you become
a muslim overnight?

[Tony Baloney]

I'd say there are very few occassions when an employer could ask you to remove a beard. Why you would want to sport a beard is another matter!

Even in the food or pharma industry you can have one if you wear a beard mask so unless there is some health and safety reason then I don't know what they can do. Is there anything in your contract?