Invited on TVSH to discuss about life-career balance, The Headhunter recruiter Ergesta Stermasi talked about if there is equality between men and women in Albania when it comes to work hours or salary.
Stermasi said that “In family level, in a simple family, the wife’s income may be higher for the same job in Albania done by the husband” by pointing out that situation in our country is not as discriminant as it may be in other countries.
About the correlation between productivity and work hours, recruitment expert at The Headhunter said that “There’s a reason why work hours have been reduced in some countries, because we are not productive 8 hours a day nonstop, we do not have a good performance. This makes us nervous, makes us not feel well. To have productivity, at least if the Albanian law is respected, everything is ok. But if people work extra hours, it is too much.
Asked if 8 working hours are really effective, Stermasi said:
“In between these 8 hours, there are moments of no working. There are never 8 hours, there are 6 or even less productive hours. But there are also companies who offer services in which there are 8 effective work hours. In the last minutes, the employees maybe have nothing left to give. This would make a mother of two to not be dedicated to her family if she works 8 hours. If we would be paid for extra hours, many employees would stay at work because they need these money, but if they are obligated to work extra hours for no payment, because the administrator or the owner makes them do it, this is another thing. There are companies who make employees work on Saturdays, even if it is for four hours, when it is day off by law”.
According to Stermasi, the secret to having a balance between work and life is by turning passions into work so that working is not a survival tool.
Asked if during job interviews recruiters rely more on CVs or characters, Stermasi said that the candidates often say they want to leave their job because they work from morning to evening, even on Saturdays.
But this often conflicts the employer, who prefer candidates with flexible hours.
For more, you can watch the video below:
Invited on TVSH to discuss about life-career balance, The Headhunter recruiter Ergesta Stermasi talked about if there is equality between men and women in Albania when it comes to work hours or salary.
Stermasi said that “In family level, in a simple family, the wife’s income may be higher for the same job in Albania done by the husband” by pointing out that situation in our country is not as discriminant as it may be in other countries.
About the correlation between productivity and work hours, recruitment expert at The Headhunter said that “There’s a reason why work hours have been reduced in some countries, because we are not productive 8 hours a day nonstop, we do not have a good performance. This makes us nervous, makes us not feel well. To have productivity, at least if the Albanian law is respected, everything is ok. But if people work extra hours, it is too much.
Asked if 8 working hours are really effective, Stermasi said:
“In between these 8 hours, there are moments of no working. There are never 8 hours, there are 6 or even less productive hours. But there are also companies who offer services in which there are 8 effective work hours. In the last minutes, the employees maybe have nothing left to give. This would make a mother of two to not be dedicated to her family if she works 8 hours. If we would be paid for extra hours, many employees would stay at work because they need these money, but if they are obligated to work extra hours for no payment, because the administrator or the owner makes them do it, this is another thing. There are companies who make employees work on Saturdays, even if it is for four hours, when it is day off by law”.
According to Stermasi, the secret to having a balance between work and life is by turning passions into work so that working is not a survival tool.
Asked if during job interviews recruiters rely more on CVs or characters, Stermasi said that the candidates often say they want to leave their job because they work from morning to evening, even on Saturdays.
But this often conflicts the employer, who prefer candidates with flexible hours.
For more, you can watch the video below:
