Wikibooks: The Future of Leadership/32-Hour Workweek

• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Subjects: New Zealand; Iceland
• Online Access: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/The_Future_of_Leadership/32-Hour_Workweek

On May 1 1926 factory workers in the Ford Motor Company started working a 5 day 40 hour workweek instead of their previous 6 day 48 hour week and the office staff followed the same process the following fall. History. (n.d.). Ford factory workers get 40 hour week. https //www.history.com/this day in history/ford factory workers get 40 hour week Nearly 100 years later is it possible to work 32 hours per week and be as productive as if working 40 hours? Working more than 40 hours in a workweek drops employee productivity overall Radhika. (2022 June 10). The future of work Shifting from 40 to 32 hour work weeks for better productivity and employee engagement. Culture Monkey. but what if there is a better balance? Burnout from the pandemic has caused a big shift in perspective not only for hybrid work schedules but for productivity levels and work hours as well creating a new form of compensation competition that is quality of life. Davis W. (2022 June 7). A big 32 hour workweek test is underway. Supporters think it could help productivity. NPR. = What Does a 32 hour Workweek Look Like? = The 32 hour workweek consists of employees working four 8 hour days instead of five while paying as if they were still working full time. This arrangement essentially makes every Friday (if chosen to close the office) a paid holiday. Vincent R. (2022 December 16). A 32 hour workweek with 40 hour pay? It’s happening at some companies. Los Angeles Times. Different companies have and are testing the feasibility of this newly proposed schedule including a video game maker in Kentucky Microsoft Japan and companies across Britain Australia Iceland Japan and Spain. Covert. B. (2022 October 28). Four day workweek shows It works. The Nation. https //www.thenation.com/article/economy/four day work week/ Perpetual Guardian a financial company in New Zealand ran a 32 hour workweek pilot in April of 2018 which was so successful they implemented it by November while others claim it has the potential to become the standard. Callaham S. (2019 ...