EMPLOYMENT
STANDARDS
Uniforms and Special Clothing
If an employer requires an employee to wear uniform or
special clothing, the employer must provide, clean and maintain it at no cost
to the employee.
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Special
clothing is clothing that is easily identified with the employer. For example,
clothing with a company logo or unique company colours.
·
Special
clothing includes a requirement to wear the garments that the business is
currently selling. A dress code (no jeans, no cut-offs, dark clothing, business
casual) is not a uniform.
·
Employers
and employees can agree that the employer will reimburse employees for cleaning
and maintaining special clothing.
·
Personal
safety equipment required by the Workers’ Compensation Board is not considered
special clothing unless the equipment also associates the wearer with the image
or identity of the employer.