{
  "id": 19129887,
  "title": "Working hours: Volksbank compensates for lack of home office with more vacation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/arbeitszeit-volksbank-gleicht-fehlendes-homeoffice-mit-mehr-urlaub-aus",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-09T09:35:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/banken-versicherungen/banken/arbeitszeit-volksbank-gleicht-fehlendes-homeoffice-mit-mehr-urlaub-aus/100268406.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "The Volksbank Lahr in Baden-Württemberg has introduced additional vacation days for employees who cannot work from home. According to CEO Peter Rottenecker, employees who work in branches and are tied to fixed opening hours will receive three extra days off per year. This move follows a similar decision by the Berliner Volksbank, which offers up to two extra days off per year to some employees in its branches. The new policy at Volksbank Lahr took effect in January 2025 and applies to around 400 employees.",
  "summary": "Many banks have recently tightened their home office rules. At some Volksbanken, employees who always appear at the workplace are now to be rewarded.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}