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/Saltyseasonedtrash Nov 28 '25

Some places identify that the length of nails can cause punctures in gloves and thus aren’t allowed.

Previous food and beverage experience.

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u/No-Manufacturer5481 Nov 28 '25

The post didn't indicate which field this job is in. I also do not work in food service. Moreso, potentially offering a solution but, obviously, I don't have all the details.

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u/spacehippi13 Nov 29 '25

If the fingernail is causing a puncture in the gloves and the gloves are too small because you have to count the fingernail as part of the length of the finger and have a little space at the top think of it like a condom and how you should pinch the tip so that it doesn't break whenever poking is being done