Is the end of the 40-hour week approaching for workers?

Early off the job

More and more people want a shorter working week to have more time for relaxation and family.

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Berlin Working less, more free time – that is what more and more working people want. According to a study by the insurer HDI and the opinion research institute Yougov, half of the employees would switch to part-time work if they were given the opportunity by their employer. Three out of four respondents would like a four-day week – one in seven would accept a drop in wages.

But given the growing shortage of skilled workers, can we even afford to work less? A pilot project from Great Britain recently provided promising insights. For six months, around 3,000 employees worked there four days a week instead of five. Result: The participants were less sick, less stressed and quit less often. The turnover of the companies even increased by 1.4 percent.

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