Relax dress codes at work as incentives and recognition for better productivity, says research

Date: 01/02/2011

Bosses looking for ways of offering staff incentives and recognition should adopt a more relaxed attitude to workplace dress codes, according to research.

A survey of 1,000 workers by First Direct shows that just ten per cent of people wear a suit to work, and only one in five wear a tie on a regular basis.

Two-thirds of workers favour a relaxed dress code at work, and hope that it will become more acceptable.

Paul Say, First Direct's head of marketing, said: "The research shows that in terms of their appearance, British employees are becoming ever more liberated.

"A third of workers say a casual dress code would boost productivity and nearly two-thirds feel it would ultimately make them happier."

He added that more bosses should adopt a less formal dress code, to encourage "self-expression and colour" in workplaces.

Last week research by Aviva showed that bosses who want to boost employee motivation should help them get fit, as health and wellbeing improves productivity in a workforce.

Posted by Jo Morgan

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