Last month, McDonald's announced that it would lift its hair color restrictions for employees, to attract more workers amid a labor shortage and to improve the working environment. Previously, the Japanese unit of McDonald's required employees' hair color to look "natural".
The new policy was introduced on a trial basis at one restaurant in Osaka, and the restaurant chain decided it had a positive impact, with a threefold increase in recruits compared to the same time period the previous year. McDonald's changed its appearance policy in August 2021 to allow employees to grow a beard for various reasons, including religion.
Before reading this in the news, I had no idea there were appearance restrictions at the fast food restaurant. This reminds me of high school restrictions that require all hair color of students to be black. A few years ago this was a problem because one high school girl had natural brown hair and the school required her to dye her hair black, despite the rule against hair color. Many onsen/public baths do not allow bathers with tattoos. (Luckily for me, I have no tattoos.)
Have you ever worked anywhere that had a hair color or other appearance restriction?
No, I have had to have tidy dress and often a uniform, but not had hair colour restrictions. Seems strange the girl with brown hair would have to dye it black.
When I was working, there was a change from uniforms to plain clothes. I remember that jeans were not allowed. Everything else was left to the individuals’s common sense. However, people who wore skirts that were too short or wore flashy clothes were warned by their superiors. Men with long hair were also warned. Japan also needs to change its rules to suit the times.
I've never worked for anyone who explicitely forbade crazy hair colours, but I'm not sure my current boss would be thrilled if I just came in with neon green hair one day!
No, I have had to have tidy dress and often a uniform, but not had hair colour restrictions. Seems strange the girl with brown hair would have to dye it black.
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Everything else was left to the individuals’s common sense. However, people who wore skirts that were too short or wore flashy clothes were warned by their superiors. Men with long hair were also warned. Japan also needs to change its rules to suit the times.
I've never worked for anyone who explicitely forbade crazy hair colours, but I'm not sure my current boss would be thrilled if I just came in with neon green hair one day!
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