@Tropical_Willie Id stumbled on that site in my searches, and it is very clear about CUSTOMER shoe requirements but not so much employee – it is obvious from that site and common sense that if you are working somewhere with heavy machinery or where there is a danger of foot injury, you have to wear protective footwear (i assume steel toed boots or something similar).
however, then it just seems to be open to interpretation….
@JLeslie So since Covid happened, and I have gone back to work in the past month, both places I work have decided that sandals are okay. The place I’ve worked for six years is a very large very busy restaurant and now all of the tables are outside in the parking lot – we are walking an average of 13 miles a shift. I have plenty of foot problems and even those who don’t are really really suffering due to all this walking on concrete. I wore Chacos and all my managers told me if it made me more comfortable, go for it. The owner agreed.
At my other job people have been wearing a variety of sandal types for years – it’s a distillery that doesn’t serve food so I think maybe health code is different for that.
I am personally thrilled to be in my Chacos…I never wear shoes otherwise, and my feet feel way better in Chacos than anything else I’ve ever put on my foot and I have waitressed and worked in restaurants for 15 years. Like I said I do have foot issues so I know this isn’t the case for everyone.
Anyhow, recently another employee tried giving me a hard time about my footwear and I honestly didn’t know what to say, so I wanted to find the actual “rule” or whatever. But it seems like it just depends on the job and the company…?