The five-day, 9-5 work week has been normal within the US for a very long time. Whereas employees want a shorter work week to spend time with family members and simply plain dwell life, we’ve solely simply begun testing them out. There’s nice information for the way forward for this notion, nevertheless, as a result of most companies which have begun a four-day work week say they’re by no means going again. If the thought of spending much less hours within the workplace and extra time at house seems like bliss, you’re in for a deal with (and hopefully an enormous shift in our future workforce.)
In what’s often known as the most important four-day work week trial, dozens of firms participated to see simply what a shorter work week can do for workers and employers alike. Nearly all of folks concerned within the research reported that they beloved it a lot that they’ve determined to maintain it! 15% of the staff included in it even mentioned they can’t be satisfied to return to a normal five-day work week.
There have been shut to three,000 workers that took half within the research, which was organized by 4 Day Week International and researchers like Boston Faculty and the College of Cambridge. This research might be pivotal in serving to different firms gear up for testing shorter work weeks, that’s, in the event that they’re open to it. We’ve seen the opinions of significantly older CEOs that aren’t essentially on board with newer work concepts, like going totally distant. The factor is, a four-day work week is useful for them, too.
On the finish of the research, not solely was it reported that workers had higher sleep, however firm income additionally stayed “broadly the identical.” It even rose by about 35% (after the six-month research) compared to related durations throughout earlier years. Resignations additionally decreased. Who would’ve guessed?
Of the 61 firms examined, 56 mentioned they not solely favored the four-day work week, however would use it going ahead. Solely three firms didn’t plan to proceed with the plan sooner or later.