The first four-day workweek trial in a developing nation proved to be a great success, which means a three-day weekend could be a thing of the future.
The 4 Day Week Campaign, an initiative aiming to make the new work pattern a norm, has been working hard this year to get more businesses on board.
The question we’re all thinking about at this stage is whether South Africa will ever be ready for the four-day workweek.
It is time for an update on the old workweek, and with campaigns like 4 Day Week Global showing that it works, that time really ought to be now.
In addition to having a shorter workweek approved, employers will also be allowed to switch their phones off after work and ignore their bosses without consequence.
If there is anything good that has come out of the gruelling COVID-19 pandemic, it has to be that how, where, and for how long we work has changed drastically, making this new working model all the more plausible.
When it comes to how business hours are structured, times are changing, as companies all over the world take on the four-day workweek.
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What if I told you that the standard nine to five workday is the reason you aren’t as productive as you could be?
Investec is changing the game with new rules that allow employees to dress the way that they want, and take up to a year of paid leave.
The idea of the four-day workweek has risen to prominence recently, along with remote working. I’m not so sure the eight-hour workweek is going to take off.
We often hear words like ‘working remotely’ and ‘flexi-hours’ being thrown around. Maybe it’s time you broached the topic with your boss.