Hootsuite offers employees an additional week off to relieve ‘digital fatigue’ after 15 months of telework

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7 July 2021 à 15h39

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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.

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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.

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