UK workers desperately need a productivity boost, and that boost could be a country-wide implementation of a four-day work week.
The average UK employee productivity dropped from 82.14% in 2020 to 63.47% in 2021, according to the recent data gathered from the DeskTime tracking app.
In the 19th century, a typical working day lasted 14-16 hours with a six-day work week. Then, Welsh philanthropist Robert Owen suggested decreasing the operating hours to 10, and later to 8 hours a day and found no significant decrease in productivity.
With tech allowing us to work more efficiently we can spend much less time on the operations that 200 years ago would’ve taken months. So, why are we sticking to the traditional 9-to-5 even if it doesn’t make sense anymore?
Companies around the world that have already implemented a four-day work week report that it has helped their employees to have a better work-life balance and boost performance. And there are more benefits to a four-day workweek, including lower stress levels, higher job satisfaction, and increased gender equality.
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