ATUL PUULTALUUTUL TTT JOHN HUMPHRIE: ‘aged 62, is lorry dri ver who is proud of being well-dressed for work. However, his employer told him that he must not come to work in a collar and tie to drive his U7-tonne lorry. If he did so, he faced the sack. When working, Mr Humphries, an ex-Royal Airforce man, wore dark blue trousers, a light blue shirt, and a red und grey striped tie. He felt he looked smart and impressed the cus- tomers. “If you present your- self properly, you look good and get respect he said ‘Mr Humphries’ employers were not impressed when he refused to give up his collar 5, Employment J Yoshiaki Nishiura, a 25-year-old lorry driver from western Japan, was sacked because he dyed his hair brown. (This is a popular fashion with a growing number of young Japanese.) Although he | J apologised and dyed it black again, he was still fired. His employer, Mr Yamago, believed that behaviour like Mr Nishiura’s undermined company discipline } and corrupted morale. He blamed it on American influence. ‘We need drivers to maintain a and tic. They wanted him to conform 0 the company’s | new image of casual clothing | | professional appearance to make such as Tshirts oF sweat | 3 good impression, he said, A shirts, They even threatened to l Japanese journalist said, ‘Japanese dismiss him if he didn’taccept firms expect all employees (0 look their new dress code. Union the same and think the same. the change and follow the sign away your human rights” policy. He agreed. ‘Mr Nishiura is going to sue his company | employer for unfair dismissal, officials advised him to accept | | Wien you enter «company, you © Discuss these questions. 4 What do you think o a) the employers’ decisions?_b) the employees’ reactions? 2. How important is your personal appearance at work? Think about formal clothing, uniforms, men with earrings, and tattoos, etc. ‘Match the adjectives in column A to the nouns in column B. Make six word partnerships. A B growing —_ dismissal human appearance company number professional rights ‘good discipline unfair impression 2 Now complete these sentences 1 Itis important to make a word partnerships from the list. v... at an interview by dressing appropriately, Ina case Of een ateiteses acisitfiectesserses «an employee may sue a company to get their job back or to receive financial compensation As GEOMMI. ooeee oun MIMPEN.... oFfitms realise that their employees’ appearance is important. Therefore, many companies are introducing dress codes for their staff. fa management allows staff to be absent from work without reason, this will affect 627 IIe a hn, When dealing with customers directly, itis important to have a Some people say that being able to go on strike and having a minimurn wage are basic... lo!