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title: Manufacturing study 2025
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# How workwear practices impact wellbeing and reflect employee values

### Employee survey in the manufacturing industry

 

#### This study explores how daily workwear practices affect employee comfort, satisfaction and productivity — and how these practices mirror the growing importance of sustainability.

### Study content

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This survey was conducted by Norstat, a leading independent European market research data collector, in February 2025 across 11 European countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Türkiye. A total of 2,276 workwear users in the manufacturing industry participated.

#### Key findings

- 52% of workers cite salary and compensation as the main factor influencing their wellbeing at work, followed by workload (30%), work–life balance (27%), and job security (26%).
- 86% of respondents said that the comfort, functionality, and cleanliness of their workwear affects their overall satisfaction.
- 19% reported that workwear fit for the job directly impacts their productivity.
- 30% of workwear is discarded when damaged, with a large share ending up in landfill.
- 80% of employees consider sustainability important.

For more insights – including expert recommendations on what to consider when selecting workwear for employees and how to improve its sustainability – please refer to the full study.

 

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