Uniforms are important in any company’s image because it markets their brand, gives their staff a more professional appearance, and inspires unity. However, how uniforms directly affect the employees is rarely discussed. While casual policies have their own rewards, here are the major advantages of providing uniforms to your staff, from their own perspective:
This is particularly important for people working in the food, health, and sanitation industries. Their clothes can easily become carriers of potentially harmful substances, that if not cleaned properly, will cause cross-contamination. Allowing your staff to provide and clean their own work clothes is a sure way to spread diseases.
Industries that deal with cleanliness and hygiene must provide clothing that should be worn exclusively in the workplace.
DAR Laundry Appliance Rental Expert, Karina Wolfin says, “if work clothes are heavily soiled, they can damage the washer at home and contaminate the clothing of other household members. Providing uniforms and laundry service to employees can be advantageous to certain industries. Employees would feel that the company truly cares for them because it relieves them of routine stress.”
The formality of clothing might not only influence the way others perceive a person, and how people perceive themselves but could influence decision making in important ways through its influence on processing style.
While having a relaxed dress code offers flexibility and eases economic strain, issuing uniforms to your employees also has irrefutable benefits. If you ever decide to implement uniforms, business experts advise that you study the company culture first.
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Uniforms are not only for appearance. Some are specially designed to provide protection against work-related hazards. Providing specialised uniforms to your staff is one way to meet the industry standards.
For example, A chemical company may provide a whole-body suit made of a specialized textile that can’t be easily burned or damaged by chemical spills.
If employees are required to wear company-issued uniforms, they won’t have to stop and think of their workwear. This might sound banal, but many people take hours to decide what to wear each day at work. This could be the reason why the tardiness of others!
Humans are designed to be part of a group. This is why we feel “high” when we are feeling included. Research shows that workers who have uniforms feel more connected to their brand. Because of this connection, they feel the need to work more, engage more, and achieve more for the company’s growth.
Employees in uniform tend to behave accordingly because they feel as if they carry the brand’s image with them.
In a recent study involving workers in the hospitality industry, the data suggests that uniform design affects the employee's attitudes and job performance.
