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Empower part-time careers with an open mindset and fair treatment: OTRS HR leaders
Sabine Riedel
Kathrin Triebel
Employers can easily create a full and successful career even for those who work part-time—if they are willing to be open, to look at support rather than control, and to offer genuinely fair and equal treatment to all. The HR leaders of tech firm OTRS, who have successfully enabled part-time careers for their people over two decades, share their views By Mint Kang
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art-time work is often thought of as a temporary arrangement, to be implemented when a full-time role cannot be justified and ended once the situation changes. But what if a company made it possible to build a full career by working part-time, and even to advance to leadership positions on a parttime basis?
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| June 2021
People Matters spoke to Sabine Riedel from the Management Board of Germany-headquartered technology firm OTRS, who leads international HR strategy and is a strong advocate of flexible work structures, and OTRS's HR Director Kathrin Triebel, who works part-time herself, to understand how this solution works and whether it's possible for other
