After over a month spent working from home, Kellogg’s UK is encouraging its office-based and field sales staff to take a break away from their screens with its ‘Summer Hours’ scheme.
Now in its 17th year, the scheme has been adapted in light of the lockdown measures currently in place. The scheme, running from May to September, previously meant that all office-based employees were able to finish work from 12pm on a Friday provided they had completed a full week’s hours.
This year, with all its staff currently working from home throughout the week, Kellogg’s is offering its employees the flexibility to utilise the Summer Hours scheme on a day of their choice – from Monday to Friday.
With the challenges brought on by the new norm of working from home, the company believes encouraging more time away from desks will support mental health, motivation and boost productivity.
Kellogg’s UK currently employs over 360 people at its office in MediaCityUK and has a further 60 employees in its field sales team, all of whom will be offered the opportunity to take half a day per week for themselves.
Sam Thomas-Berry, vice president HR at Kellogg Europe, said: “At Kellogg’s, we have a long history of offering flexible working and in recent weeks it has become more of a priority than ever. We understand that everyone has different needs and pressures at this time, and we are doing all we can to offer flexible benefits to suit everyone.
“We acknowledge that finding the right work-life balance when working from home every day can be challenging, so we encourage all of our UK office-based and field sales employees to make the most of the new Summer Hours scheme.”
