Business Appropriate Dress Code for College of Public Health and Health Professions (PHHP) Employees
Effective Date: January 1, 2023
Revision Date: N/A
Purpose: To ensure employees of PHHP have a uniform dress code that ensures a positive, professional image for the college consistent with the university’s public agency corporate environment.
Policy: The standard dress code for PHHP is business casual.
Employees should use their best judgment to always present in a professional manner. In those instances where the employee has a planned appointment/meeting with external constituents or with the broader UF community, it is expected that the employee would dress in more business professional attire to present the most positive and professional image for the college.
Individuals in formal leadership capacities should consider keeping professional garments in their offices for those instances when unanticipated meetings occur, and business professional attire is more appropriate.
Should there be any concerns with an employee’s clothing decisions in relation to this policy, it is expected that direct supervisors will address those concerns.
- The college’s definition of business casual allows individuals to wear jeans and/or denim garments. All clothing should be in professional condition and not torn or frayed in any manner regardless of whether through wear or design. It is preferred that all jeans and/or denim be a medium or dark wash.
- The following clothing items should not be worn unless appropriately covered by an overshirt: t-shirts, strapless shirts, shirts with spaghetti straps, or tank tops.
- Clothing that reveals excessive cleavage and/or the midriff, skirts that do not provide professionally accepted coverage, and clothing articles that are excessively tight should not be worn.
- Tights, spandex, leggings, jeggings, or other form-fitting pants should be worn with an appropriate upper body covering that provides professionally accepted coverage.
- Shorts and flip-flops are prohibited.
If there are any questions or concerns with this policy, please contact Lorie Martin, Director of Human Resources, via email lomarti@phhp.ufl.edu or phone (352) 273-6198.