Casual Fridays And Dress Down Days
In order to compete in the employment marketplace, employers in the 90s searched for creative options to attract new employees and retain present ones.
So, what happened?
90% of all US companies have casual day of some kind
1/3 of all companies allow casual clothing every day
More than 40% of all companies have expanded their casual dress options in the last three years
Casualwear Businesswear Human Resources Survey
87% - improves morale
81% - perceived by employees as a benefit
51% - employees save money because of casual dress
47% - improves productivity
Given the chance, 96% of employees take advantage What employees said
81% - Improves morale
57% - I'm judged now more on my performance than appearance
57% - Better comeraderie with managers & co-workers
51% - Do best work when casually dressed
43% - Boss is more approachable
46% reported that if they were offered two equal positions, the employer which offered casual days every day would get preference.
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