The four-day workweek works

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 11:19:49 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://www.computerworld.com/article/3676268/the-four-day-workweek-works.html>

"Last June, in a UK pilot project, thousands of employees started working a
four-day week for the same pay.

With 3,300 workers at 70 companies, ranging from a car parts retailer to an
animation studio, marketing agency, and fish-and-chips shop, it was the biggest
experiment of its sort ever. Four months later, the results are coming in.

And — drumroll, please — people on a four-day-a-week schedule work just as well
as those on a traditional schedule.

In fact, 95% of companies surveyed by 4 Day Week Global say their productivity
levels have either stayed the same or improved. Indeed, 46% say business
productivity has "maintained around the same level," 34% report it has
"improved slightly," and 15% say it has 'improved significantly.'

Of these companies, 86% are considering making the switch for good."

Via Steven Vaughan-Nichols, who wrote "The studies are in, and 32, not 40,
hours a week are all your workers need to get their work done."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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