HSBC has become the latest big company to announce a shift to more casual uniforms for 4,000 branch staff. The new range includes jumpsuits and "menopause-friendly" garments for women, ethnic-wear, including tunics and hijabs, and chinos and jeans. Last month, British Airways unveiled its first new uniform for 20 years, including a jumpsuit for female ground staff and cabin crew.HSBC is to close 114 more UK branches from April, with about 100 jobs going. The bank said the uniform re-design mirrored the "more casual new look of the banks' branches". HSBC UK's director of distribution, Jackie Uhi, said the days of "bowler-hatted bankers and intimidating bank branches with rows of screens" was over. HSBC's said its new uniforms, which took two years to develop, were its "most sustainable" yet. They are made from recycled polyester, dissolving plastic, ocean recovered plastic and sustainable cotton.
