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A client had an interesting system along this line. Every employee was required to leave for one week to make sure that day to day operations continued without interruption in their absence. As result, everyone took at least one week of vacation. Often they would take two at this time.


Was the client in the finance field? I've heard of something similar be used to ensure that employees weren't doing anything 'fishy'.


No, government contracting.I think they were burned in the past when someone was hit by a bus, so to speak


"Compulsory time off" is actually required by law in some regulated industries such as finance.




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