Stories
Slash Boxes
Comments

SoylentNews is people

posted by martyb on Friday June 05 2020, @07:23PM   Printer-friendly
from the toiling-away dept.

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.


Original Submission

 
This discussion has been archived. No new comments can be posted.
Display Options Threshold/Breakthrough Mark All as Read Mark All as Unread
The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way.
  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by jelizondo on Friday June 05 2020, @09:43PM

    by jelizondo (653) Subscriber Badge on Friday June 05 2020, @09:43PM (#1003971) Journal

    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!

    Starting Score:    1  point
    Moderation   +2  
       Insightful=1, Informative=1, Total=2
    Extra 'Insightful' Modifier   0  
    Karma-Bonus Modifier   +1  

    Total Score:   4