Why Have a Business Casual Dress Code?
Countless studies have shown that theres a direct correlation between how people dress and how they think, feel and act or behave, and how others react or respond. Companies that adopt a casual dress code do so to enable employees to project professionalism while experiencing the comfort of more relaxed clothing. They believe: • Casual wear makes you appear more friendly and relatable than traditional business attire. • Employees are more relaxed in comfortable clothes and tend to be more at ease with their coworkers. • Casual days boost employee morale. On the flip side, a survey of over 500 large and small companies that had adopted casual dress codes reported: • Relaxed attitudes leading to relaxed performance • Increased late arrivals and early departures • Increased inappropriate conversations • Increased provocative actions • Decreased mannerly behavior • Decreased productivity and quality • Decreased commitment to the company So today, some 84% of companies with 2,000 employees
