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Arguments for a shorter workday
Eight-hour workdays are standard for many industries – and this structure is hard to change. Everyone thinks of work as five days a week, eight hours a day. But, the lack of evolution is a failure of imagination, not actually measuring people's results.
Studies show working longer does not necessarily correlate to greater productivity in general. Workers' output decreases sharply after about 48 hours. Other experts suggest the optimal working-hour number could be as few as 35 hours per week or six hours a day.
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Potential pitfalls
- There’s no guarantee every worker will be equally productive during a shorter day, especially for less committed workers.
- A shorter workday for multinational companies in some industries could also interfere with the overlap among time zones.
- There may be hidden cos...
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Benefits of a shorter workday
- A shorter workday is linked to increased worker wellbeing and potentially heightened productivity.
- A UK survey showed that, on average, people only feel productive for about half the workday. So shortening it could motivate them to increase that window.
- Increased productivi...
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The four-day workweek
The four-day workweek with a three-day weekend is nice, but condensing five days of work into four can prove stressful for some workers and may even be considered non-viable.
There may be other alternatives. Some organisational psychologists suggest shortening the workday, such as six hour...
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An argument for a shorter workweek
The standard workweek of 40 hours is not set up for efficiency. Energy cannot be sustained for a solid eight hours per day.
- A 2014 study suggested productivity drops after working 50 hours a week.
- Other experts suggest that 35 hours is the optimal work time bef...
Opting for shorter working hours
Working shorter hours, such as the 4-day work week or the 6-hour workday, is not always the solution, since it could only work for certain industries.
A six-hour workday would be effective for industries such as hospitals but less effective where the borders between work and private life a...
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