Let your employees take ownership of what they are wearing

Although having a uniform is important for many workplace identities, that doesn’t mean it can’t be personalised, or should even stay the same throughout the year. Your employees are likely to be much more productive and engaged if they can wear a uniform they like. So, take a look at some of these tips that could help employees take ownership of what they are wearing.

1. Personalization

Printing or embroidering an employee’s name on a garment is one of the ways that employees can be easily identified by customers, but in large organisations it also makes it easier for employees to address their colleagues. This can enable greater communication by eliminating one of barriers to conversation between employees – the embarrassment of forgetting a name.

2. Added Extras

Although uniforms ideally need to be consistent throughout a workforce or team, there is no harm in boosting morale by allowing employees to customise their workwear. This will inject some individuality into their uniform. If safety regulations allow it – permit staff to wear things that enhance the brand, but also make them feel they can enhance their look. Examples of this from HeathBrook include lapel badges and branded tie pins or scarves. These all add an extra bit of style to uniforms and encourage staff to feel more positive about what they are wearing.

3. Flexibility

One solution, that goes beyond a dress code is a common workplace wardrobe, it can help to promote unity and common ground. Having a selection of items to choose from gives a degree of control and choice to employees. However, it still offers many of the psychological benefits associated with uniform wear including being part of a team. You can also consider diversity more thoroughly by offering a slightly wider choice of options.

4. Change it up

Another key benefit of having a uniform for your employees is that it can make life that bit easier for your staff. Firstly, it can do this by saving them money. While they might first need to buy the uniform as a one-off, they won’t need to buy (and continue to buy) other costly clothing for their job, like if they had to wear their own clothes to work. More money can also be saved if you provide the uniform for them free of charge.

Wearing a uniform each day in the office can also take the pressure off staff feeling that they need to purchase costly clothes just to dress to impress. This could be to fit in with their stylish colleagues, or to suit a senior position that commands authority. Life can also be made that bit easier for staff as don’t need to worry about deciding what to wear to work each morning.

5. Contact us

Here at The Workwear we have a huge range of different types of uniforms to suit your industry and employees. We audit employee needs based on job function, work done and direct discussions with staff. We can offer you a variety of extras and seasonable appropriate fabrics. What is more we can tailor a wider choice of garments to employee groups via our staff online ordering system, so while there is still a lot of control, there is more choice and employees feel more engaged.