The giant Nike has decided to offer a week of leave to its employees to allow them to spend time with their families and to rest before the resumption.
In the United States, more and more companies are tackling the issue of the mental health of their employees. Since the pandemic, the subject is no longer taboo. Nike, for example, has just offered a week of leave to its employees to allow them to rest after a year marked by the health crisis, reports the BBC.
“Take the time to relax, de-stress and spend time with your loved ones,” said Matt Marrazzo, head of foresight at Nike, in a post. published on Linkedin.
From August 30 to September 3, employees at Nike must stay at home and are encouraged “not to work”. It is not specified how many employees are affected by the measure.
After eighteen months of widespread teleworking and a health crisis, some employees are at their wit’s end. “It’s not just a week off, it’s recognition that we can prioritize mental health and keep working,” adds Matt Marrazzo.
Mental health, a challenge for companies
With its “week without work”, Nike is following in the footsteps of other companies like Bumble and Linkedin, which have also offered days off to their employees to rest.
The issue of employee mental health is crucial. After more than a year of health crisis, companies fear serial burn-outs and resignations. And business leaders are finding it increasingly difficult to understand what their employees want.
While some despair of returning to the office, others no longer want to return to the world before. At Apple, the announced end of teleworking has thus provoked an unusual internal rebellion. For now, in the United States, the Delta variant threatens the recovery and many companies have decided to postpone the return to the office of their employees, like Uber. But the more time passes, the more companies fear not to succeed in bringing back their employees face-to-face.
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