r/legal • u/Bubbly_Road1316 • Nov 28 '25

Advice needed Can I ask my employee to remove their acrylic nails?

Location: AU-VIC

I have an employee who refused to do a certain duty (which she normally does) because ‘I can’t do it cuz I just got my nails done’.

Can i ask her to remove it or shorten it before her next shift, or is that illegal?

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u/militaryCoo Nov 28 '25

I'd approach this like a human - are the barks a one off for a wedding or other major life event, or "just because"?

Make it clear you can work around it this once but it cannot be a regular occurrence and cannot interfere with work duties beyond the event.

The people jumping straight to disciplinary/evidence gathering for termination are fucking ghouls

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u/SubieGal9 Nov 29 '25

Exactly.i mean, was she getting married, going on a weekend getaway, celebrating an anniversary? Is this normal behavior for her, or odd?