A Three-Day Work Week? One Startup Experiments to Draw Talent

  • Date: 04-Oct-2021
  • Source: Yahoo News
  • Sector:Technology
  • Country:UAE
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A Three-Day Work Week? One Startup Experiments to Draw Talent

(Bloomberg) -- A shortage of technology talent has Indian companies offering sweeteners like more vacation time and gender-neutral parental leave as they compete for graduates and professionals. One Bangalore startup is trying a more dramatic solution: a three-day work week.Fintech company Slice is offering new hires a three-day week with salary at 80% of the going market rate. This is a win-win approach that frees the workers to pursue other passions or interests -- or other gigs -- while still locking in a steady pay and benefits from Slice, said Rajan Bajaj, the company’s founder.

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