In this month''s column, which is adapted from my forthcoming book, Abundance Leaders: Creating Energy, Joy, and Productivity in an Unsettled World , which Wiley is releasing in the fall of 2023, I will talk about the four‐day work week.Laura Freebairn‐Smith...
In 2022,61 companies participated in a trialby switching to a four-day workweek model for six months. Some were Monday to Thursday, while others sprinkled the third day off where possible. In the end, 92% of the companies continued using a four-day work week, many of them permanently. T...
The Cost:Those against the four-day work week point to the cost of recruiting employees. In the U.S., and in other countries, full-time employees cost more than their annual salary: employers also cover the cost of benefits like pensions and health insurance. Employers may not be ab...
When I looked closely, I found more research supporting the benefits of a shorter-than-standard working week. To test my theory that the way we now work is no longer fit for purpose in the digital age, and to find out whether a shift to a productivity-focused, reduced-hour model of wo...
Cons of the four-day work week While shifting to a four-day workweek offers several benefits for companies and workers, it might not be the right fit for every company. Below, we jump into some of the potential negatives of the four-day workweek—and how to know if it’s right for yo...
Zhang Shixuan: They got the same pay -- no reductions in salary or benefits. They just got to work 30 to 35 hours a week instead of 40 hours or more. Tim Pope: This study ran from 2015 to 2019, so it wasn't just a short term thing. And Iceland found that for these four-day-...
The four-day workweek can be a game-changer for companies looking to attract and retain talent by improving employees’ work-life balance. But it’s not a decision to take lightly. Weigh the potential benefits against the challenges and keep in mind that what works for one company might not...
The Pros and Cons of a Four-Day Work WeekFactoring in data from the New Zealand study and others, lets see what benefits a four-day work week gives to companies—and at what cost. Pros Better productivity. Productivity during work hours increases to compensate for the lost day. Aside from...
It’s not a crazy notion. Both research and practical experience with four-day workweek models point to real benefits for organizations, says Lili Tenney, director of outreach and programs at theCenter for Health, Work & Environment at the Colorado School of Public Health, and a renowned expert...
➤四天工作制即four-day week,或者可以说三天周末制three-day weekend。倒班可以说work in shift,白班叫day shift,晚班叫night shift。 ➤之所以会有这个想法是因为日本的老龄化问题(aging of population)日益严重,这一福利(welfare benefits)措施能...