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After a successful trial, every 10th day will be free from work!
August 2024
New work schedule with every other friday off Made Permanent. A trial period has convinced us that it is possible to BOTH offer our employees more breathing room in their daily lives AND maintain the same business focus.
We are proud to share the news that the 9/10 schedule is now a permanent part of working life at R2 Agro, and we thank our dedicated employees for their enthusiasm and commitment during the process. With the 9/10 schedule, employees work 9 out of 10 working days with the same salary. The 10th day is a day off, allowing employees to spend it as they wish.
Three key focus areas have made this now permanent arrangement possible:
The small daily wins
From the beginning, the plan has been that we must, at a minimum, deliver the same business results. But with the 9/10 schedule, we need to deliver them in a smarter way. We are systematically working to eliminate non-value-adding tasks and will continuously strengthen coordination and planning of tasks. There are still gains to be made, but as an organization, we have now shifted our focus to “work smarter – not harder.” Employee engagement is the most important solution to this, and therefore the benefits unequivocally go to them in the form of a day off every other Friday.
Increased job satisfaction
By contributing to a better work-life balance, we believe that we are creating more energy and motivation throughout the organization. This is precisely the foundation for the continued development of R2 Agro—a win-win for everyone.
Attracting and inspiring talent
We depend on attracting talented employees while also inspiring those who are already helping to create value daily. For many years, we have built a strong professional development environment where each employee can set the bar for their own growth. Now, we are adding work hours and the 9/10 schedule as an attractive element.
”Being off every other Friday has really made a difference in my daily life. I feel more rested and motivated, and I’ve achieved a better balance between work and leisure. It shows that the company truly values us as employees”.
Kevin Welk
Logistic specialist at R2 Agro
“Our industry has lagged behind a bit when it comes to rethinking work and value creation. Inspired by positive results from other industries, we decided to embark on a trial period with every other Friday off to see how this could improve our workplace. We look forward to continuing with this arrangement and creating an even better workplace for everyone”.
Peter Skou, CEO
New Supply Chain Manager
Juni 2022
On the 1st of June, Christian Linnet started as new Supply Chain Manager. In this function, Christian is responsible for logistics, DAQ, and production. Christian is also a member of the Management Team in R2 Agro.
A passionate Businessman celebrates his 25th anniversary on the 1st of May
1st of May 2021 – PRESS RELEASE
After many years abroad - England, Sri Lanka and Mexico respectively - Peter Skou in 1996 returned to Denmark and commenced his career in Rode & Rode A/S (now R2); his responsibility was to further develop the food ingredients department.
After a successful development and structure of this department, Peter Skou became partner in 1998. His visionary and commercial insight has been an essential reason for the positive development of R2 Group Holding and its companies during the years: thus the strong basis of the company - based on a large diversity in business activities – has been ensured.
Peter´s large network and his commercial skills were also an essential reason for the successful sale of the food ingredients division to a foreign company in 2015; he continued for a short period in the sold company, however, as the R2 companies were in Peter´s DNA he returned and is today Commercial Director and Chairman of R2 Agro and Chairman of Nuco Invest.
During the years, Peter has been – and still is - a member of several boards both in Denmark and abroad, e.g. in the European Association for the chemical distribution, FECC. Today he is Deputy Chairman in the Commercial Committee in Vejle Kommune, Chairman of BusinessVejle, board member of DAKOFO (Danish Association of the Grain and Feed trade), and Chairman of “Vejle Iværksætter- og Erhvervsfond.”
Peter is a very passionate person – he works dedicated and professionally with everything, he involves himself in. He knows how to ”nurse” his large network and is at the same time a real family man. He appreciates his time with his wife Dorthe and their four children – and they enjoy to spend time in their holiday cottages in Skagen and Spain. He is very passionate about football and besides from being a huge fan of Vejle Football Club, he follows Liverpool just as close.
Due to Corona it is not possible to organize a big reception, therefore Peter will be celebrated internally in the company and privately.
