As workers and companies re-evaluate work-life balance, arguments for and against the 40-hour work week have been in the spotlight this week. But do working hours matter if workers themselves are getting more productive? New research suggests that remote workers are hitting their stride when it comes to working productively from home.
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#1. The future of the 40-hour work week
Workers at Tesla have been told by their boss, Elon Musk, that they must spend at least 40 hours in the office or quit their jobs, according to a report in Bloomberg. While Musk’s new policy is a reaction against remote work, other companies have been questioning why 40-hours is the norm when it comes to the working week.
In fact, according to our latest global workers research, 7 in 10 workers think that companies should revisit the length of the working week and that employee contracts should focus more on meeting the needs of the role and less on number of hours worked. And 8 in 10 leaders agreed.
Is working 8 hours a day, five days a week, the best solution for businesses and employees? Experts suggest perhaps not, as shorter weeks or alternative structures could yield better results.
Read more at Fast Company.