Is this the best boss ever? German manager tells staff they can take as many holiday days as they like - WITHOUT having any salary deducted
- Ullrich Kastner says his staff have proven they can take over responsibility
- He is the founder of a software startup based in Leipzig
- He trialed the scheme on a small group before offering it to all 37 employees
A brave German boss has vowed to stop counting up holiday days and has told staff they can take as much time off as they want - without having any salary deducted.
Ullrich Kastner, the founder of a German hotel broker company, said he decided to reward his 37 staff by letting them take a break whenever they wanted.
The new ruling is effective immediately for the staff at the software project start-up, 'Myhotelshop.de', based in the eastern German city of Leipzig.
His generous offer is expected to run for a year.
Employees party in the sun during a company event in Ibiza. The German firm has decided to stop counting up holiday days
The 41-year-old said: 'The team has proven that it can take over responsibility. That is the point and what it is about to me.
'My employees are not supposed to work according to the regulations, but to work towards a goal.'
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Kastner explained that the main thing he's concerned about is that no work is left behind.
He said that the new measure also relieves him and 'ultimately leads to a better work-life balance for all.'
Ullrich Kastner said he decided to reward his 37 staff by letting them take a holiday whenever they wanted
Employees at My Hotel Shop visit Santa at a Christmas market. They are allowed to take time off whenever they like as long as they complete their work
Unsurprisingly, the employees reacted happily to the changes.
Rebekka Oelze, 30, was one of a small group who already had the same privilege this year before it was extended to the rest of the company.
She said she liked the job, and although she had been entitled to 25 days, had only felt the need to increase it by five.
Oelze said: 'I spent a total of three-and-a-half weeks with my family on the Baltic Sea. I could extend a couple of weekends.'
Oelze's colleague Josephine Dill, 26, also spent a full working week longer away from her office.
She said: 'By planning the workload carefully this worked. Your thoughts are more free if you know you can relax first when an important project is done.'
Kastner said that the team who took part in the pilot called in sick less frequently than their colleagues as well.
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