<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSometimes official policy is merely a suggestion. In the end, franchise owners have the autonomy to make their own local policies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Facial hair policies do vary at different McDonald\u2019s locations. Even though it appears corporate is on board with minimal facial hair, many managers and franchise owners are not.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDiscussions on employee job boards are almost evenly split on the issue. Some say \u201cno facial hair is allowed\u201d at their location while others report \u201cyes, as long as it stays trimmed.\u201d Another respondent said, \u201cYes, it\u2019s allowed unless the local management says otherwise.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An Indiana franchise states no beards or goatees are allowed, while a Texas franchise allows a goatee. Geographical location and demographics can affect beard policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Are there exemptions for beards and mustaches at McDonald’s? <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nEven if a franchise owner is opposed to beards, mustaches, and the like, he still has to abide by equal opportunity laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to McDonald\u2019s grooming policy, reasonable accommodations to the grooming policy can be made due to religious or medical reasons. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nTitle VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects employees from discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, or national origin. Facial hair can be an expression of one\u2019s religion or nationality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Religious or cultural beliefs<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe 2015 firing case mentioned above brought to light the need to be in compliance with anti-discrimination laws. McDonald\u2019s corporate ultimately reached out to offer the Muslim employee a beard net while allowing him to keep his beard, however, he chose not to continue employment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
McDonald\u2019s does recognize and offer reasonable accommodations for beards grown for religious or cultural reasons. Documentation is required and it must go through the appropriate channels in order to be approved.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nEven on the strictest franchise grooming policies, this disclosure is added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Medical reasons<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSkin conditions like pseudofolliculitis barbae<\/em> can cause painful, inflamed sores to occur after shaving. Those plagued with these medical problems can still be employed even if the facial hair policy limits facial hair.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMcDonald\u2019s does allow reasonable accommodations for facial hair growth for employees suffering from certain medical conditions. Medical verification is required for approval.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nOffering exemptions and being reasonable can save employers big money in the long run.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Facial hair may look attractive, but it\u2019s not very appetizing. If you\u2019re looking for employment at the world\u2019s largest fast-food chain, can you bring your long beard to work with you? Unfortunately, the answer is no. However, you may be able to compromise and still keep some scruff. You cannot have a full beard and work…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1561,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":18,"label":"General Info"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/imustacheyoutoshave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/can-you-have-a-beard-at-mcdonalds_featured-1024x683.png",1024,683,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Joshua Bartlett","author_link":"https:\/\/imustacheyoutoshave.com\/author\/joshuaebartlett\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":18,"name":"General Info","slug":"general-info","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":18,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":80,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":18,"category_count":80,"category_description":"","cat_name":"General Info","category_nicename":"general-info","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imustacheyoutoshave.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1527"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imustacheyoutoshave.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imustacheyoutoshave.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imustacheyoutoshave.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imustacheyoutoshave.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1527"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/imustacheyoutoshave.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1527\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imustacheyoutoshave.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imustacheyoutoshave.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imustacheyoutoshave.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imustacheyoutoshave.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}