EP 46: Addressing Poor Hygiene and Dress Code Violations

This week Brenda takes listeners navigate the most uncomfortable discussions around an employee's distracting body odor and how to speak with employees around dress code violations.  

EP 46 Show Notes

Raise your hand if you’re not sure how to have a difficult conversation with an employee, especially when it’s a sensitive issue like body odor. What if I told you that it isn’t easy for me either but I have learned how to deal with it where everyone comes out a winner. Would you believe it’s possible?

It actually is and with some care and preparation, you can turn the situation around. That’s what we’re talking about today and it’s easier to navigate through that you think. If everything was easy, we wouldn’t call it work. Right?

This is the type of help we give one another in the Next Gen Women in HR member community. It’s a growing group of amazing women who are there to learn, absorb, and become masters of their craft. Now, you’re probably wondering how you can be part of this amazing opportunity?

Head over to our private Facebook community, Next Gen Women in HR, join, and drop a question in the discussion and tag #brendathehrlady, and I’ll add it to my list of questions.

Today’s Q & A is once again juicy and I was asked “what was fastest you have personally fired someone?” Juicy!

Here are some of the talking points from this episode…

· How do you talk to an employee with disruptive body odor

· We talk about what to consider when having a conversation like this and how to approach the person

· What can you do when you have employees who violate the dress code policy

· Are there any concerns you need to be mindful of when talking to employees – the answer is yes and we’re going to get you thinking in the right direction

Now, be sure to head to our Next Gen Women in HR Facebook Group to ask your #brendathehrlady questions! I can’t wait to hear them.

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