Tuesday 19 October 2021

This month, Eidos Montréal and Eidos Sherbrooke announced on social media that they were shifting to a four day work week, allowing for a stronger work-life balance and, in the long term, better mental health.

Stating on their website, Eidos Montréal (the company behind Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Deus Ex), revealed that the studios will be "officially closed on Fridays, without changing the working conditions currently in place nor the salaries of employees" bringing the working week down to thirty-two hours.



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The decision was made in reaction to the pandemic with the statement going on to say that, "with remote working which has transformed the way we collaborate, we had already started an important cultural transition with the implementation of a rest period, access to a personal financial advisor, access to a telemedicine platform, reimbursement of mental health care and physical activity costs."

The aim is to allow employees to be able to disconnect from the stress of work, "the idea is not to condense the working hours into 4 days, but rather to review our ways of doing things and our quality time invested, with the aim of working better! Above all, we want to increase the productivity and well-being of our employees." As a side note, another change to schedules is one-hour meetings reduced to thirty minutes, allowing more time for effective collaborations and less time attending meetings.

You can read the full announcement, HERE!

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