This Canadian social networking specialist company has decided to offer 7 additional calendar days off to all its employees worldwide, in addition to the already implemented non-working Friday afternoons during the summer. Management explained the move as a response to how Covid-19 has altered the work-life balance for its staff and how the company wants to maintain staff well being at work. This ‘wellness week’ is part of a global HR policy to preserve employees’ mental health.
No employees will work this week at Hootsuite. This week ‘off’ from 05-11 July is the flagship measure of a policy dedicated to mental health and well-being at work being implemented by the company, and which will benefit all of its more than 1,000 employees worldwide, most of whom work in North America. Furthermore and as occurred in 2020, northern hemisphere staff will also be relieved of Friday afternoon working until the end of September. “We realized that the initiative did not increase wo
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