More than 30 companies are participating in the UK pilot program for a four-day workweek, in an effort to clarify the pros and cons of this new industry trend.
The program started in January and lasts for six months. Companies will have employees working 32 hours each week (instead of 40 hours), without suffering pay cuts or bonuses.
“Adopting the four-day job will be a benefit for both companies and employees,” said Joe Ryle, head of the Four Day Week movement in the United Kingdom. “Studies have shown that productivity improves, as does employee well-being.”
The British program is one of many in the world (already implemented in the US and Ireland, while it is planned to be implemented in Canada, Australia and New Zealand), which try to create the “dream” of every employee.
Proponents of her case have been working to make the actual transcript of this statement available online. At the same time, employees enjoy more of their free time.
On the contrary, those who oppose four-day work explain that a shorter working week entails higher costs for businesses, as well as many lost working hours.
According to Will Stronge and Kyle Lewis – authors of the book Overtime: Why We Need A Shorter Working Week – the transition to a four-day week could make a big difference in the chronic stress levels experienced by workers across the UK.
While both recognize that a four-day week is just one of the “many solutions” that are needed (the “right to disconnect” – legislation that would give employees the right to “disconnect” outside working hours – is another one they stress believe that reducing working hours could make a big difference in terms of burnout.
Various studies have shown that regular leave is really important for the health of workers and for the avoidance of burnout.
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