Been told a second time by one of the managers at work (there's a lot of them, one store manager, two assistant managers, and lots of duty managers), that the next time I wear the shoes I have been using as workshoes after I get paid next I will be sent home. He's the only one who has voiced an issue with my shoes.
Bit of context; I bought a pair of Dr Martens canvas boots (link - www.schuh.co.uk/.../ ) for work. Was told that footwear needed to be plain black. Pretty much it I thought. But no, these are unsuitable because they are sneakers (I would argue that they aren't sneakers), and because of the very slim yellow line around the sole.
Now there's nothing in my contract specifically about uniform policy, and the employee handbook just says black shoes, no training shoes, open-toed etc, oh and "other unsuitable footwear".
I've got wide feet and these are so comfortable, most other black shoes aren't, the cheap crap certainly isn't. I also run hot so need something that breathes.
Work also don't know that I'm autistic, I have been meaning to give them a copy of my assessment statement, but since that manager had been away for weeks and no one else mentioned my footwear I forgot about it, but will give it to them tomorrow.
My question is, would it be considered a reasonable workplace adjustment to ask them to let me wear these? I've also seen other people wearing similar "sneaker" type shoes (one of the assistant managers for one), and they meet most of the criteria in my mind. Health and safety wise, I don't need to wear safety shoes as it's not a requirement, and they aren't slippy.
Thanks for any replies!
