Transdev’s Brisbane team have embraced Funky Shirt Fridays – wearing colourful shirts to help prompt meaningful conversations for mental health.
All of Transdev’s 270 odd Brisbane team, including all bus drivers and office staff, can wear the colourful shirts every Friday.
It’s part of a partnership with workwear label Trademutt to use the shirts to prompt conversations about mental health.
Transdev has ordered 300 funky shirts which also helps support TIACS, a professional mental health counselling service for tradies, truckies, farmers and blue collar workers created by TradeMutt.
Transdev Queensland Managing Director Mark Thatcher said the shirts were very colourful and loud.
“You definitely can’t miss them and that’s what it’s about,” Mr Thatcher said.
“We’re hoping the shirt can help be another way of helping prompt a chat with our customers and each other.
“Our drivers do an amazing job and many already know many of the people on the regular routes. The more we can foster that connection the better.
“It’s a great custom local shirt design too featuring some iconic waterways of the Redlands and iconic Brisbane bridges including the Story and William Jolly Bridge.
“Our people take our safety and service seriously, but usually not ourselves or our fashion sense.
“So, if you see your driver in a new shirt on Fridays, say hi, share something about yourself and see where the conversation goes.”
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