
Issue No 29		03 September 1999

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Dress Nazis: Undies, Jewellery in Uniform Code

A Sydney credit union has issued a dress code which specifies the type of underwear and jewellery that workers can wear.

The Dress Standards Code, distributed to staff at a city credit union instructs workers that "black underwear under light coloured clothing is totally unacceptable" and that "no bra straps (are) to be shown".

It also instructs workers that they can wear gold/white or silver jewellery only, no beads or shells and no visible body piercing. Earrings are limited to two per ear, while men are only allowed to wear studs.

The dress code also proscribes a skirt length (no shorter than 10 cm above the top of the kneecap), limits the colours of stockings and says that hair colours can only be "natural tone - no iridescent colour."

Finance Sector Union state secretary Geoff Derrick says the union have advised staff they don't need comply with the dress code.

"Every now and then we get an employer who think they know more about the fashion industry than the finance industry - we think they should stick to what they know best," Derrick says.

The workers involved have asked us not to disclose the employer's name

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Issue 29 contents

Activists: Virtually Here - Eric Lee
From the Kibbutz to cyberspace, Andrew Casey profiles the work of an Internet class warrior.

Interview: Net Benefits
Sean Kidney has been combining business savvy with social justice for more than a decade. He gives us his take on unions and the Net.

International: Dateline Dili
As the United Nations attempts to begin counting the votes from East Timor’s independence referendum, the capital Dili is rapidly spiralling out of control.

Unions: Secret Herbs and Spices
Read KFC worker Claire Hamilton's speech to last week's Second Wave Rally.

Politics: Loosening Labor’s Links?
Is Labor under Kim Beazley fundamentally changing its social appeal and turning itself into the Australian equivalent of Bill Clinton’s Democrats?

Labour Review: What's New at the Information Centre
Our regular update on papers and articles for union officials and students.

History: Immigration, Racism and the Labour Movement
An upcoming conference asks some hard questions about the politics of immigration.

Satire: Crime Figures Down: NSW Elections Postponed
The release of statistics showing decreasing crime rates has threatened to delay the next NSW election.

Review: Trains of Treasure
A new CD of poems and songs pays tribute to our rich locomotive history.

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» Compo Stats Don’t Justify Slash and Burn

» Second Wave on Misos Menu

» Workers Rally To Protect Disabled Homes

» Carr Ministers’ New Years Eve Betrayal

» Telstra Execs Doing Quite Well, Thank You

» Award Breach. Did Nike Just Do It?

» Unions Back League Class Struggle

» STOP PRESS: Images of Burma

» Musos, Authors in Joint Fundraiser

» Guest Report

» Sport

» Trades Hall

» Piers Watch

» Is Bevis a Butthead?

» More Vizard Feedback

» The Republican Soapbox

» Pensioners' Plea

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