A UK study shows work intensity remains lower and job satisfaction is higher during a four-day workweek.
The majority of companies in the United Kingdom that took part in the world’s largest study trialling a four-day workweek have made the policy permanent, with 100 per cent of managers and CEOs saying it had a “positive” impact on the organisation.
The trial results were announced on Thursday with 89 per cent of companies still using the four-day workweek a year later and over half of the firms making the change permanent.
The COVID-19 pandemic ignited discussions and trials across Europe around a four-day workweek, with employees and employers rethinking the importance of workplace flexibility and benefits.
Burnout and life satisfaction improvements held steady,” said one of the report’s authors, Juliet Schor, who is a professor of sociology at Boston College.
The country’s seven-party federal coalition agreement has set a goal for an employment rate of 80 per cent by 2030, an objective that would serve to keep its legal pensions affordable or finance future tax cuts.
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A UK study shows work intensity remains lower and job satisfaction is higher during a four-day workweek.
The majority of companies in the United Kingdom that took part in the world’s largest study trialling a four-day workweek have made the policy permanent, with 100 per cent of managers and CEOs saying it had a “positive” impact on the organisation.
The trial results were announced on Thursday with 89 per cent of companies still using the four-day workweek a year later and over half of the firms making the change permanent.
The COVID-19 pandemic ignited discussions and trials across Europe around a four-day workweek, with employees and employers rethinking the importance of workplace flexibility and benefits.
Burnout and life satisfaction improvements held steady,” said one of the report’s authors, Juliet Schor, who is a professor of sociology at Boston College.
The country’s seven-party federal coalition agreement has set a goal for an employment rate of 80 per cent by 2030, an objective that would serve to keep its legal pensions affordable or finance future tax cuts.
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