Navigation

Newsletter

Subscribe to the latest news from the Nordic Labour Journal by e-mail. The newsletter is issued 9 times a year. Subscription is free of charge.

(Required)
You are here: Home i In Focus i In focus 2011 i Portable working hours i Rocketing Finnish IT business: less bureaucracy saves our spare time

Rocketing Finnish IT business: less bureaucracy saves our spare time

Today's software businesses face demands for a shorter journey from idea to product and expectations of higher returns of investments. Finnish company Houston Inc. claims this can still be achieved with a 7.5 hour working day and a work tempo which won't lead to burnouts.
Up one level

This folder has no visible items. To add content, press the add button, or paste content from another location.

Document Actions

Research project on stress among programmers

Houston Inc. takes part in a research project among programmers led by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Åbo Akademi University and Tekes - the Finnish funding agency for technology and innovation. Even though work is hectic it should be done during normal working hours with as little overtime use as possible, and with focus on continuous learning.

The company's managing director Tomi Ruotimo gets stressed himself if customers want to buy services and Houston hasn't got the resources to deliver.

Tomi box

Newsletter

Receive Nordic Labour Journal's newsletter nine times a year. It's free.

(Required)
h
This is themeComment