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The social networking giant LinkedIn is allowing its employees to take a full week off after Easter to support mental well-being.
Almost all 15,900 full-time employees will be able to take a break from work next week to avoid burnout, the company told AFP news agency on Friday. LinkedIn coined “RestUp!” week starts Monday.
“There is something magical about the entire company taking a break at the same time,” LinkedIn responded to AFP’s question. “And the best part? Not going back to an avalanche of unanswered internal emails.”
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The Microsoft-owned company will offer daily events for its employees who feel isolated during the week off. Activities include volunteering opportunities through “random acts of kindness”.
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According to LinkedIn, a core team of employees will continue to work next week with the opportunity to schedule time off in the future. LinkedIn did not respond to FOX Business’s request for comment.
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Since the coronavirus outbreak, research shows that company employees have spent much more time connected to work – opening the door to further exhaustion. According to a survey by Robert Half, 70% of remote workers transferred now report working on weekends and 45% say they work more hours than before.
Last year, Big Tech companies adopted a trend of tolerance in work-life. Twitter and Facebook have indefinitely extended work at home, while LinkedIn plans to implement partial post-pandemic remote work, according to BigNewsNetwork.com.