Some companies encourage wearing shorts to work as heat wave continues
As South Korea endures extreme heat, companies and public institutions are adopting lighter dress codes to help improve work efficiency and reduce air conditioning.
One among them is the state-owned Korea Electrical Safety Corp., which is continuing its “shorts-at-work” campaign through September.
Major firms like Samsung, LG, SK, Hyundai Motor and Hanwha have also relaxed dress codes, while HD Hyundai Heavy Industries made headlines in June by allowing employees to wear shorts and sandals while commuting for the first time since its founding in 1972.
Workers wearing shorts are seen at the Korea Electrical Safety Corp. office in Mapo-gu, Seoul, Wednesday, where the official “shorts-at-work” campaign is underway. (Yonhap)
Lee Hak-jae (second from right), CEO of Incheon International Airport Corp., and other employees enter the company headquarters wearing shorts in this photo taken on July 14, the first day of the company’s six-week shorts-wearing campaign. (Photo provided by Incheon International Airport Corp.)
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