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Nike closes all corporate offices to give employees paid, week-long mental health break ‘to cope burnout, stress’

LONDON: American footwear giant company Nike is making moves to curb employee burnout and stress as it closed all of its corporate offices globally to give employees a week-long paid mental health break ahead of return-to-office plans.

The development, which garnered a lot of eyes across the globe, was announced by the company’s senior manager in a LinkedIn post last week.

The message which many finds amusing cited “Our senior leaders are all sending a clear message: Take the time to unwind, distress and spend time with your loved ones. Do not work, It’s not just a week off for the team … It’s an acknowledgment that we can prioritize mental health and still get work done”.

It further stated that “It’s times like this that I’m so grateful to be a part of this team. In a year [or two] unlike any other, taking time for rest and recovery is key to performing well and staying sane”.

“This past year has been rough and we’re all human and living through a traumatic event! — but I’m hopeful that the empathy and grace we continue to show our teammates will have a positive impact on the culture of work moving forward”, it concluded.

International publications claimed that the company announced the one of its kind of initiative amid countless reports of workers nationwide reconsidering their careers amid the pandemic as ‘US workers navigate murky return-to-office plans’.

As earlier, the recent surge in novel COVID cases stemmed from the Delta variant, major companies have delayed their plans to bring workers back to the office.

Earlier in May, Nike announced that it would bring employees back to its headquarters in September with a hybrid work model in which the workers need to come two days a week while working remotely on the other days.

Meanwhile, a survey depicted that a majority of US employees said they are willing to take a pay cut or quit to continue working remotely. Another survey revealed that more than one in five companies are giving employees more vacation time to improve mental health and getting motivated to work.

The American shoe manufacturer has recently emphasized mental health issues, and in May, it teamed up with Crisis Text Line to advance the conversation around the importance of mental health and while approaching those in need.

Nike’s athlete partner Naomi Osaka after refusing to participate in mandated press conferences at the 2021 French Open, citing mental health reasons, and the company stood by her decision. “Our thoughts are with Naomi. We support her and recognize her courage in sharing her own mental health experience,” a statement cited.

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