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Volksbank Lahr gives staff without home working three extra days off
Volksbank Lahr gives staff who cannot work remotely three extra days off each year.
The bank in Baden-Württemberg says the benefit covers employees who serve customers in branches and must work set opening hours.
The policy has been in place since January 2025.
Many bank employees can work from home, but branch service staff often cannot.
The extra leave is meant to compensate for that difference, including the fact that office staff can avoid commuting on home-working days.
Volksbank Lahr says employees have responded positively and see the days off as recognition.
Berlin Volksbank also offers some branch staff extra leave, up to two days a year, and has done so for three years.
Volksbank Lahr gives employees who cannot work remotely three additional days off each year.
The bank says the benefit applies to staff who serve customers in branches and must work to fixed opening hours.
The policy has been in place since January 2025.
Chief executive Peter Rottenecker said staff feedback has been consistently positive and the days are seen as appreciation.
The article says Berliner Volksbank also gives some branch employees up to two additional days off each year.
- Who
- Volksbank Lahr employees who cannot work remotely, including branch service staff.
- What
- They receive three additional days off each year.
- When
- The policy has applied since January 2025.
- Where
- Volksbank Lahr in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
- Why
- The days compensate branch staff who cannot work from home.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Volksbank Lahr began its policy of granting three additional days off to employees who cannot work remotely.
Bloomberg News reported that Berliner Volksbank gave some branch employees up to two additional days off each year.
Handelsblatt published its report on Volksbank Lahr’s policy.
- Additional days off
- 3 days per year
- Policy start
- January 2025
- Eligible staff
- Employees who cannot work remotely
- Branch duties
- Customer service in person, tied to fixed opening hours
- Volksbank Lahr workforce
- More than 400 employees
What people are saying
At Volksbank Lahr, all employees who cannot work remotely receive three additional days off per year.
The feedback is consistently positive; the additional days off are seen as appreciation.
Employees at headquarters, for example, do not have to commute to work on days when they work from home.