Nursery World - Nursery group signs up to code for right of staff to wear Black hairstyles

The Halo Code, which asserts that no Black employee should have to change their natural or protective hairstyle in order to thrive at work, has been adopted by ICP Nurseries.

According to the Halo Collective, 1 in 5 Black women feel pressure to straighten their hair for work PHOTO Adobe Stock

The nursery group hopes that by honouring the Code it will support anti-discrimination and enable Black employees to have their identities fully recognised and celebrated.

The Halo Code states, ‘Our workplace champions the right of staff to embrace all Afro-hairstyles. We acknowledge that Afro-textured hair is an important part of our Black employees’ racial, ethnic, cultural, and religious identities, and requires specific styling for hair health and maintenance. We celebrate Afro-textured hair worn in all styles including, but not limited to, afros, locs, twists, braids, cornrows, fades, hair straightened through the application of heat or chemicals, weaves, wigs, headscarves, and wraps. In this workplace, we recognise and celebrate our colleagues’ identities. We are a community built on an ethos of equality and respect where hair texture and style have no bearing on an employee’s ability to succeed.’

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