The day is dawning on a four-day work week:
A true four-day workweek entails full-timers clocking about 30 hours instead of 40. There are many reasons why this is appealing today: families are struggling to cover child care in the absence of daycares and schools; workplaces are trying to reduce the number of employees congregating in offices each day; and millions of people have lost their jobs.
A shorter work week could allow parents to cobble together child care, allow workplaces to stagger attendance and, theoretically, allow the available work to be divided among more people who need employment.
The most progressive shorter work week entails no salary reductions. This sounds crazy, but it rests on peer-reviewed research into shorter work weeks, which finds workers can be as productive in 30 hours as they are in 40, because they waste less time and are better-rested.
30 hours is for pikers. The !Kung work about 20.
(Score: 3, Informative) by meustrus on Friday June 05 2020, @08:37PM (5 children)
You don't get to claim that "the day is dawning" when you're still trying to convince people, as a blogger, that it's a good idea.
I was hoping to see some evidence that employers were actually considering this. Alas.
Next up, 2020 will be the year of the Linux desktop, because I really want it to be!
If there isn't at least one reference or primary source, it's not +1 Informative. Maybe the underused +1 Interesting?
(Score: 4, Insightful) by DeathMonkey on Friday June 05 2020, @09:23PM
It's far more likely this is the dawning of the age of Aquarius.
And Astrology isn't even real!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 05 2020, @09:32PM
I've seen plenty of manufacturing jobs offering 4x12, but they don't necessarily pay all that well.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by jelizondo on Friday June 05 2020, @09:43PM
It has been touted by the New Zeland Prime Minister [theguardian.com] and at least one New Zeland firm [theguardian.com] actually implemented it, a year ago!
Of course, 4-day work week would be communism in the good ol' US of A, so you'll have to wait more!
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 05 2020, @10:47PM (1 child)
Hasn't 2020 had enough disasters already?
(Score: 2) by hendrikboom on Saturday June 06 2020, @01:59PM
No. Not enough disasters. The Linux desktop will be running on top of Windows 10.