IS A 4-DAY WEEK POSSIBLE?

Working 300 hours a week doesn't necessarily mean success and more productivity. Perhaps we need to take a 'less is more' approach...

- SAADIQAH SCHROEDER

Imagine a world where employees are less stressed, more engaged, experience good overall work-life balance and companies see an increased revenue. Plus, you get to keep your current salary without worrying if you're working long or hard enough. Well, imagine no more.

The pilot programmes instituted by 4 Day Week Global boast an impressive 60% improvement in employees' work-life balance, 8.1% increase in company revenue, employee fatigue decreasing by 10%, stress levels decreasing by 32%, and overall life. satisfaction increasing by 57.5%. The results were gathered from thousands of workers across 30 companies based in the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, and show great promise for the future of business hours.

Now, it's South Africa's turn. The first-ever pilot programme was introduced a while ago, with over 20 companies participating. So far, participants have shared good sentiments.

THE NEW MODEL