If you contact staff who are on vacation at this company, you could be slapped with a R20k fine!
This should be an international policy among all companies, don't you think?
Many of us are still shaking off the holiday mood as we return to reality.
And shaking off those holiday blues isn't always a bad thing, unless you are a serial holidaymaker.
Taking time off and disconnecting from work life is not only healthy for the mind and body, but also helps with levels of productivity.
It can translate into meaning that when you work, you work, and when you play or disconnect, you disconnect. Ultimately, it can be seen as having a healthy work-life balance.
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But that's not always the case, is it? We live in a culture where work seamlessly blends into your personal life, which is anything but healthy.
This is why we really admire this Indian Sports Startup company, Dream Sports.
They seem to have their heads screwed on the right way.
They believe that when employees are on leave, they should be able to disconnect without the stress and anxiety that comes with being contacted on your day off.
"Dream Sports, a Mumbai-based tech company that runs fantasy sports platform Dream11, told CNBC in an interview published on December 26 that it requires its employees to take a week off and "unplug" from the company's system every year." (Business Insider)
Sounds cliche, doesn't it? Everyone says that, but do they really enforce it? It seems this company is as serious as they can be.
Harsh Jain, Dream Sports co-founder and CEO, said that if anyone contacts staff during their time off, they will be fined. And it isn't a small amount either, they will fine staff $1,200 (R20,293).
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Every year, for one week, employees are forced to get out of the system. No calls or emails.
Employees go on vacation and have an uninterrupted break. This also "helps the business to know whether we're dependent on anyone," said Jain.
Key insight here, because if we are truly functioning as a team, we should be able to drop off the radar and for the system to continue operating.
And the good news is that everyone seems to be abiding by the policy.
Well, we guess the reality of a R20,000 fine is motivation enough to figure it out instead of calling that colleague who is on leave...
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