Wearing suits and uniforms, and free clothes Commerce Chukin September 27th 4:13
There is a growing movement to review clothing at work in financial institutions. Government financial institutions Commerce and Industry Chukin will stop wearing suits and uniforms from next month and allow free clothing, including those in charge of customer service at branch offices.
In the past, Commerce and Industry deposits, as a rule, required to wear a suit during working hours and lent uniforms to the person in charge of the counter, but decided to abolish the rule next month.
The headquarters in Tokyo and all 100 branches nationwide are eligible for free clothing throughout the year, including those in charge of customer service at the counter.
As financial institutions become increasingly competitive with IT companies that have entered FinTech, efforts to free clothes have begun to create workplaces where new ideas can be born.
For example, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation grants free clothing to employees at headquarters in the office, but it is rare to make employees free to serve customers.
A young employee said, “I want to meet customers with a fresh feeling.” Commerce and Industry Chukin has been reforming its organization two years ago after a large-scale fraud was discovered.
“I want you to spread the idea that the company will change drastically even with these efforts. I want you to lead to new challenges with flexible ideas,” said Kazuhiro Daikuni, Human Resources Department.