Outline
Dressing Code in Emirates Airlines
Introduction
A. Thesis Statement: A clear dressing code among the employees has sustainably promoted
how information is channeled from one part of the organization to the other within the
departments of the airline. Adopting such measures has made the emirates airline one of the
leading airlines with an exponentially increasing market share.
B. This report attempts to analyse and discover:
a) Is there a dressing code or uniform?
b) Do different employees wear different types of clothes?
c) Who decides the dress policy?
d) What is the rationale behind dress policy or lack thereof?
e) What happens when an employee dresses inappropriately?
f) Has the dress policy changed over time?
Body Paragraph 1: Is there a dressing code or uniform?
A. Topic sentence: The emirates airline has a well-defined dressing code.
B. Supporting detail: The flight attendants of the emirates airline have distinguished uniforms,
which consist of red hats, folded scarfs, and khaki jackets.
C. Supporting Detail: The dressing codes control how the employees dress, whereas the
uniformity creates an appealing and harmonious appearance.
Body Paragraph 2: Do different employees wear different types of clothes?
A. Topic Sentence: The company has facilitated various types of uniforms in separate
departments.
B. Supporting detail: The differentiation in the appearance of employees has assisted in the
identification of employees during the activities of the company.
C. Supporting detail: For instance, the flight attendance, the warehouse workers, and the pilot
have distinguished, making service delivery more efficient.
Body Paragraph 3: Who decides the dress policy?
A. Topic Sentence: The dressing codes in the emirates airlines are dictated by a well-developed
policy statement that informs employees on the dressing codes they should uphold.
B. Supporting detail: The large number of workers in the emirates airlines has resulted in the
departmental management of employees.
Body Paragraph 4: What is the rationale behind dress policy or lack thereof?
Topic Sentence: In the emirates airline, the dressing policy aims to ensure that individuals from
distinct departments put on different clothes.
Supporting detail: The emirates airline uses its uniforms to create a sense of belonging among
the workforce. Wearing the same uniform creates commonness and belonging, which their
competitors do not easily achieve.
Body Paragraph 5: What happens when an employee dresses inappropriately?
Topic Sentence: In situations where an employee dresses inappropriately, the departmental
managers are forced to review the policies which govern the dressing codes which are allowed
are allowed in the organization
Supporting detail: The departmental managers also hold private talks with the employees who
breach the company's dressing rules to understand their perspectives and give some rationale.
Body Paragraph 6: Has the dress policy changed over time?
Topic sentence: The last decade has seen a dramatic change in the dressing policy of the
emirates airlines.
Supporting detail: Despite the airline being owned by a religiously Islamic state, the flight
attendants, especially women, have been allowed to wear trousers as long as they match the
airline's uniform
Conclusion
Thesis restatement: In summary, the dressing code is an essential factor in the operations of
emirates airlines. The development of differentiated uniforms has created an excellent
atmosphere where all the employees feel like equals.
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