That was all while companies reported revenue largely stayed the same during the trial period last year and even grew compared with the same six months a year earlier, according to findings released this week.
Of the workers, 60% said it was easier to balance work and responsibilities at home, while 73% reported increased satisfaction with their lives. Fatigue was down, people were sleeping more and mental health improved, the findings show. Starting the trial going into the busy season in June, Platten’s, which is open seven days a week, found the biggest hurdle was finding a model that worked for everyone, Wainwright said.
For companies that rolled out the shorter work hours — whether it was one less workday a week or longer hours in parts of the year and shorter hours the rest of the time to make an average 32-hour week — revenue wasn’t affected, the findings say.Some companies are letting employees work fours days a week for five days of pay while they experiment with new ways of working as pandemic fears wane.
For all those who participated in the trial, there was a drop in the likelihood of employees quitting, down 57% compared with the same period a year earlier, as well as those calling out sick, down 65% from a year ago, according to the findings.
The US: Live to work. Europe: Work to live.
Think that really depends on the home environment. Chaos & constant distractions/ interruptions=lack of productivity. Then ‘work from home’ turns into ‘work from car’… until your 💻 & 🚘 battery dies. Then constructive eviction takes precedence, and its considered ‘live in car’
This is the case worldwide. The fact that most developed countries move in this direction gives them more. More efficient results are always achieved in fewer hours.