France: Altereo banking on the four-and-a-half day week to attract talent

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La société de conseil et d’ingénierie de l’eau propose désormais à ses collaborateurs de travailler 38 heures sur quatre jours et demi par semaine. En leur permettant de mieux gérer leur équilibre vie professionnelle-vie privée, Alterea espère fidéliser ses collaborateurs et attirer de nouveaux talents dans un contexte de recrutement tendu. 
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Depuis le 2 janvier, les 200 salariés du groupe Altereo (dont 60 % de cadres et d’ingénieurs) ont leur vendredi après-midi libre. L’entreprise a opté pour la semaine de quatre jours et demi et a fait passer, dans le même temps, la durée du travail de 39 à 38 heures hebdomadaires. “Les horaires sont un peu plus concentrés. Nous avons réduit le temps de pause du déjeuner, qui jusqu’ici était d’une heure et demi, à une heure, et nous démarrons un peu plus tôt le matin”, explique le DRH Paul-Henri

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