Every Monday comes with its syndrome and you ask yourself: Am I going to live like this… forever? We can assure you that you’re not alone in this question. A 4-day workweek has been experienced with 70 companies in June of 2022, across the United Kingdom. 6-month pilot experimenting with transitioning to a 3-day weekend […]
Every Monday comes with its syndrome and you ask yourself: Am I going to live like this… forever?
We can assure you that you’re not alone in this question.
A 4-day workweek has been experienced with 70 companies in June of 2022, across the United Kingdom. 6-month pilot experimenting with transitioning to a 3-day weekend was nothing but an improvement for the companies involved.
A 4-day workweek is not a new concept for the business world. We can see in 1906, a factory in New England became the first place to grant its employees a two-day weekend due to its Jewish workforce needing Saturdays off.
A 4-day workweek is an attractive possibility and a necessity for the workers. Whether they’re freelancers or traditional office workers.
New Zealand-based Perpetual Guardian offers promising outcomes about the 4-day workweek trial run. Both employees and managers point out that the experiment gave them a workplace where they improved their expertise, behaviors, and relationships. This experiment has conducted an efficiency increase in their jobs. Their focus and passion for their domain of expertise were also increased due to the 4-day workweek trial run.
With the pandemic, remote working has been our new normal. Due to this reality, some companies have had the opportunity to experiment with a hybrid working of 2 days remotely and 2 days in the office. Some companies even allowed their employees to create their own schedules.
The pilot program still continues but statistics are pleasing.
Other countries such as Japan, Spain, Scotland, and Iceland have been experiencing some promising results in 4-day workweek experiments, just like the United Kingdom.
We know there’s a comfort in being an expert who’s a freelancer. This gives you the opportunity to manage your own time. But a 4-day workweek is also another option for the future of work to remain. By implementing this in your workforce, you can benefit from its advantages:
Even though a 4-day workweek is a successful trial so far, it can steer companies away from their tradition, and then their culture. That means a 4-day workweek has also its downsides:
Changing your working dynamics can be uneasy. But don’t forget you have a helping hand. If you decide to implement a 4-day workweek in your workforce, we are here for you to find the right expert who can work for you on your expertise-needing projects. Expertera has tons of talented freelance writers, designers, and skilled artists for your temporary projects or dream teams!
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