are they allowed to do that?
at my old job, the company was sued for trying to make employees wear only their clothes
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 15 Mar 2011, 12:50, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

really?
I'd just assumed that either that was like a uniform, or that if you worked at a place you got a great discount and it made it sensible to wear those clothes.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 15 Mar 2011, 12:51, Reply)

and I'm pretty sure
that Abercrombie and Fitch make you wear their clothes when you're working
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 15 Mar 2011, 12:53, Reply)

my brother has a t shirt that says Applecrumble and Fish
how we laughed...
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 15 Mar 2011, 12:55, Reply)

I got some A&F camo combats in Thailand
Two pairs for a tenner, and they lasted ages too.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 15 Mar 2011, 12:56, Reply)

I bet they say Aberkrumbie & Fotch

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 15 Mar 2011, 13:01, Reply)

Nope, I did check for typos
I would have bought more if it had a comedy label.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 15 Mar 2011, 13:05, Reply)

New Look make you wear their clothes
But then they get 50% off.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 15 Mar 2011, 12:56, Reply)

I believe it's the same for monsoon/accessorize
but they get 70% off because their stuff is ridiculously expensive to start with.
(berk, Tue 15 Mar 2011, 13:16, Reply)

Some people can't afford it, no matter how good the discount is, you never know what sort of bills or problems people have at home.
I would think as long as your clothes are clean, presentable and don't break the dress code you should be allowed to wear whatever you want.
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 15 Mar 2011, 13:00, Reply)

tell that to my fucking boss, I'm not allowed to wear a CARDIGAN

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 15 Mar 2011, 13:02, Reply)

you're not innocent enough

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 15 Mar 2011, 13:07, Reply)

either that or they supply with an actual uniform
Also, because I do my own tax returns (well, my accountant does), when I had a part time job, I used to claim a tenner a month for cleaning my uniform.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 15 Mar 2011, 13:03, Reply)

if it's a term of the employment contract
i would have thought it would be enforceable, although i'm not an employment lawyer.

the problem would be how you prove it, unless you caught them in the act of applying a competitor's product.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 15 Mar 2011, 12:52, Reply)

nah, there's no contract, but they were telling their employees they needed to buy new clothes and wear them within that season
so that the customer would know what they look like on a body
They don't pay that well to have to buy a new wardrobe every 3 months.
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 15 Mar 2011, 12:59, Reply)

When I was a student
a friend of mine worked in River Island. They got to pick two or three outfits every season from the new collection, and had to wear them when at work. I assume they got to keep them afterwards too.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 15 Mar 2011, 13:01, Reply)