While appropriate workwear may be a requirement in plenty of workplaces, particularly those with high risk environments, it actually has the potential to bring incredible benefits to nearly all types of businesses. You might be sceptical, after all how much difference can clothing really make to your employees? But as a business owner, we know you’ll be keen to hear about anything which could improve productivity in your workplace and help motivate your employees – and surprisingly, that’s workwear!
If that all sounds too good to be true, then we urge you to carry on reading! We’re going to take you through just a few ways in which workwear is proven to improve productivity.
Sense of Purpose
One of the main benefits we all appreciate from work, is the great sense of purpose it gives us. Even if we might not realise it on a daily basis, having work to focus on each day and physically working hard to earn a living gives us all an immense sense of satisfaction and achievement. So putting on a uniform or workwear every morning can really put us in the right frame of mind for the working day ahead. Unknowingly, uniform and workwear can really instil in us that same sense of purpose, which will then stay with us all day long.
Encourages Team Mentality
Not only can workwear increase our personal sense of achievement, making us feel motivated, but it can also improve team dynamics. If workers are all wearing the same clothing they’ll subconsciously feel united; part of one team all working towards the same goal. So if your employees struggle to connect and work together as one, then why not give workwear a try? This could even be as simple as providing your employees with basic workwear t-shirts or jumpers with your logo printed on.
Increased Comfort
Do your staff regularly work outdoors in all weathers, in cold temperatures, or maybe even in uncomfortable positions such as kneeling, or crouching in small spaces for long periods of time? If so, then you’ll understand that anything you can do to increase their comfort while at work is crucial. Providing your employees with workwear which can help keep them warmer or drier will not only leave them feeling happier at work, but it’ll also increase their ability to carry out their job to the best of their ability. Have a good think about the conditions your employees work in and consider which workwear items could potentially help make them more comfortable during the day.
Reduced Mental Fatigue
Have you ever noticed how some highly successful entrepreneurs and CEOs famously wear the same outfit day in day out? Other than observing their blatant outfit repeating, you might not have given it much thought, but there’s actually a very good reason successful people choose to do so. It’s all down to something called decision making fatigue. Quite simply put, these successful business owners don’t want to waste their limited decision making energy on the small daily tasks, and want to save this mental energy for the bigger, more important decisions they’ll undoubtedly have to make throughout the day. So by simply taking away some of the smaller decisions they might otherwise have to make in the day, they can bank up this energy. Imagine the impact this could have on your employees if you do the same for them, by providing them with workwear to put on each morning?
Protects from Hazards
When your employees work in high-risk environments which pose multiple hazards, then providing them with workwear to keep them safe and accident free is essential. In fact, it’s actually a legal requirement, and something you should have considered when filling out your workplace health and safety assessment. If you’re able to reduce potential risks and accidents, then in turn you’ll be reducing any injuries and any recuperation time needed away from work. Healthier workers are happier workers!
So, Can Workwear Increase Productivity?
We’d say it’s clear to see that workwear can actually have a hugely positive impact on your team. As we’ve examined, there are so many ways in which workwear directly impacts on your employees productivity – it really does play an important part in the workplace. If you’re looking for a solution to keep your employees safe, happier, comfortable while also increasing that all important productivity, maybe workwear could be the right investment for your business?
At Pronto Direct, safety is at the heart of everything we do. We stock a wide range of protective workwear and PPE to help you and your employees stay safe at all times while at work, allowing you to carry on and get the job done. Discover our full range of workwear here.
