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Summer hours schemes are becoming an increasingly popular addition to the benefits package, and is offered by companies as diverse as Penguin and energy provider Eon. Staff are given the opportunity to finish work early on Friday in return for working slightly longer hours during the rest of the week – and bosses are saying that it’s had a definite impact on productivity.(1) Kellogg’s
Kellogg’s has been running a summer hours scheme for quite some time, with former compensation and benefits business partner David Lowe having once said the programme was “extremely well received” by staff and managers alike. In an interview with HRZone, Lowe explained that between May and September staff were allowed to leave at 12pm. This change in working hours came after a study found that 41 per cent of workers went two or more consecutive days without seeing natural light at some point in their careers – one in ten saw no daylight at all.Ignoring staff efforts will unlikely boost your firm’s productivity level
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According to Asos founder Nick Robertson, it pays to have a company that your workforce love to work for – and alongside its legendary summer and Christmas parties, “doss Fridays” have been a big hit among staff. This development came in 2011, after it was also announced that staff were being given a free bar in the canteen on the last Friday of every month.Asos, Net-a-Porter and Karen Millen news shows how key keeping a close eye on your peers is
The company suggested that productivity would unlikely suffer due to the policy: “We are a modern, young company and have staff with a great work ethic that are delivering excellent results. We are introducing a little flexibility for the summer months for our team that has done really well. We entirely expect that this will have a positive and further motivating effect. “Things like this make ASOS a great place to work and enable us to attract the most talented people.” Read on to find out about the company that has “summer hours” all year long. By Shané SchutteShare this story
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