The adoption of remote work during the Covid-19 pandemic and a fierce competition for workers helped loosen long-held standards about proper business attire. But, as more companies ramp up full-time ...

A number of local employers have taken a new look at their dress codes over the past few years, partly due to pandemic-related factors.

In this edition of The Playbook, we take a look at how remote work is hindering some employees, illegal questions that get asked in job interviews, and a way to boost employee retention that might ...

The question of "what do I wear to work?" has never been this hard to answer. The pandemic made it normal to wear pajamas and sweats while working from home, and casual dress followed workers as they ...

At my high school there was a phenomenon commonly referred to as "getting Schenked." Despite the sound, it wasn't an act of violence. It meant you got called out or even punished for being out of ...

Most workplaces have some kind of dress code. Sometimes the rules are simple, like wearing closed-toe shoes or avoiding ...

Tara West has spent more than a decade styling Boston executives and businesspeople, with clients working in industries running the gamut from startups to technology to investment banking. One common ...

In the ever-evolving landscape of workplace discrimination laws, savvy employers are reexamining longstanding policies—including those that may not seem controversial at first glance. One of the most ...

Many post-pandemic workplaces still have formal or informal dress codes. In May, for example, Starbucks started requiring its employees to wear a solid black shirt and black or blue denim bottom.

Today, it was announced that US bank Goldman Sachs is relaxing its employee dress code in a bid to create a more casual workplace. But with the rise of flexi-hours and an increasingly millennial-led ...