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It sounds too good to be true, but companies around the world that have cut their work week have found that it leads to higher productivity, more motivated staff and less burnout.
"It is much healthier and we do a better job if we're not working crazy hours," said Jan Schulz-Hofen, founder of Berlin-based project management software company Planio, who introduced a four-day week to the company's 10-member staff earlier this year.
In New Zealand, trust company Perpetual Guardian reported a fall in stress and a jump in staff engagement after it tested a 32-hour week earlier this year.
Even in Japan, the government is encouraging companies to allow Monday mornings off, although other schemes in the workaholic country to persuade employees to take it easy have had little effect.
(Score: 1) by Sulla on Friday December 21 2018, @07:20PM
Is it 32 hour weeks instead of 40 hour weeks with the same pay? TFA mentioned that this would help close the gender gap, the gender gap has a lot to do with men working longer hours, so is the gap being closed because some men will be working less?
When first implemented employees will feel more engaged and interested in getting their normal 40 hours of work done in 32 hours so they can prove that the 32 hour policy should stay around, but does productivity stay accelerated after a year?
I am definitely not opposed to this. When its not fiscal year end I am normally not busy anyways and can shift stuff around to get done in 32 hours, in peak times I can work 50 or 60 to make sure stuff gets done because I do that anyways. I would like to see how this works in the long run though.
If someone is normally working 40 hour weeks at 15/hour and they are still paid hourly with this policy they would either have to be okay with making 120/week less or need a raise to 18.75/hour. Much easier to try out if everyone is salary.
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