4 Day Work Week
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2022-12-27
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A four day work week is reduced working hours. So employees will work around 28 hours over four days and have a three-day weekend. Microsoft Japan tested the concept and gave all Fridays in August 2019 as "special paid leave" for its employees. The trial boosted productivity by 40% and resulted in more efficient work.
On July 27, Workers’ Party Member of Parliament Louis Chua (Sengkang GRC) wrote in his Facebook post that the four-day work week can be a pragmatic policy consideration, and this has already been tried and tested by companies and countries worldwide, such as Iceland for example. If we adopt a shorter work week with the right mindset, the benefits of better mental health, productivity, and agency felt on the individual level, will translate to society-wide benefits.
There are many benefits of a 4 day work week from having work-life balance, increased productivity to low turnover. But remember, not all industries can implement this for example if you work in customer service and the health sector like hospitals that requires employees to work in shifts for 24/7 schedule.
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