4 Day Week: How to Reduce Work Hours and Increase Productivity
Posted in : Supplementary Articles ROI on 10 February 2022
Legal Island
Legal Island
Research suggests that a four-day week (where employees continue to receive full-time wages for reduced hours) results in greater productivity.
Why should this be?
It seems to be linked to better work-life balance and a desire to complete tasks on time and then get out of work to enjoy the extended leisure time.
New Zealand-based innovator, entrepreneur and philanthropist Andrew Barnes has made a career of market-changing innovation and industry digitisation.
Recorded at Legal Island's International HR Day conference on 27th January 2022, in this session Andrew explains why he set up 4 Day Week Global and how countries and organisations that have moved to adopt a 4 day working week model are reaping the rewards that come from having a happier, more productive workforce.
This article is correct at 10/02/2022
Disclaimer:
The information in this article is provided as part of Legal-Island's Employment Law Hub. We regret we are not able to respond to requests for specific legal or HR queries and recommend that professional advice is obtained before relying on information supplied anywhere within this article.
Legal Island
Legal Island
The main content of this article was provided by Legal Island. Contact telephone number is 028 9446 3888 / 01 401 3874 or email hub@legal-island.com
View all articles by Legal Island