Three new ACAS guides released

ACAS has published three new guides dealing with workers starting their first job, the role of line managers, and dress codes.

The first guide sets out the provisions that a careful employer will put in place to make the transition from school to the workplace as easy as possible.

For younger managers, the second guide is intended to make the transition from the shop or office floor to a management position as straightforward as possible. The guide has a variety of useful tips for designing a process which new managers should go through to enable them to make the change without causing difficulties for themselves, their colleagues, and their employers.

The third guide, on dress codes, is designed to ensure that employers set out clear and lawful expectations of how members of staff should dress while at work and covers the importance of ensuring that dress codes are not such that they cannot be complied with for religious reasons.