Beard Liberation Front
11th November
Contact: Keith Flett 07803 167266
Campaigners welcome end of UPS beard ban
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has welcomed the decision by UPS the giant delivery company to end a ban on its employees wearing beards.
The company previously had a policy that allowed beards for medical or religious reasons but otherwise forbade them. It has now allowed all employees to wear beards in line with a new ‘diversity’ policy.
The new UPS policy states that beards may be worn “as long as they are worn in a business-like manner and don’t create a safety concern”
The campaigners say that it is good news that UPS has finally emerged from the Victorian era and recognised that as long as its employees are smart its up to them how they appear.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, the move is welcome if long overdue. In 2020 employers should not be dictating to employees how they appear. That said you probably shouldn’t expect your next UPS delivery to be bought along by a Brian Blessed look alike.
BBC report
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