The pressure to fit family and personal commitments into the few hours between getting home and bedtime is arguably the main source of stress today. In a bid to improve workplace satisfaction and productivity, several firms including Microsoft have been trialling four-day workweeks by granting employees endless long weekends. Here’s what you need to know.
[referenced url=”https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2019/02/four-day-working-week-is-about-being-outcome-focussed/” thumb=”https://www.lifehacker.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2018/04/Happy-Workers-410×231.jpg” title=”The Key To A Four-Day Working Week” excerpt=”Over the last year or so, there has been a push in some market sectors to reconsider the work week, moving from the five-day arrangement most of us “enjoy” to four days. Somewhat counterintuitively, it seems that spending less time at work means we get more done. And while more research reveals the benefits, it really signals that being outcome-focussed rather than time-focussed is the real key.”]
When Microsoft gave its 2300 employees in Japan five Fridays off in a row, it found productivity jumped 40%.
When financial services company Perpetual Guardian in New Zealand trialled eight Fridays off in a row, its 240 staff reported feeling more committed, stimulated and empowered.
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