shakahislop
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It's a certain class of people of course, but I know a fair number of people who basically work a four hour day now. The WFH thing has really settled in and lifestyles (of some office workers) have adapted.
4 day week
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The TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) has emerged as a key influence behind ministerial attempts in the last week to try to shut down the first public sector trial of a shorter working week at South Cambridgeshire district council (SCDC).
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The TPA, which claims to be a grassroots organisation and is part of a global alliance of free-market advocacy groups known as the Atlas Network, is running a “Stop the clock off” campaign against the four-day week.
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The TPA, which claims to be a grassroots organisation and is part of a global alliance of free-market advocacy groups known as the Atlas Network, is running a “Stop the clock off” campaign against the four-day week.
Slothrop
Tight but Polite
It feels increasingly hard to argue that the current government are interested in anything other than appealing to bitter pensioners who don't like the idea of young people having nice things.
Murphy
cat malogen
Four days is possible but would have to cover 16 hours for each day, the norm in many ways. Any ‘overtime’ is where certain orgs contracted to might ruffle their feathers relying on grants as a significant % of expenditure, despite the fact you do the hours regardless or are interminably on-call
During parts of the summer 2020 into second lockdown into the whole of 2021 switched roles with a colleague. 4 days on, 2 off, between days and nights and the worst of both worlds as each bled into the other. It isn’t that colleagues are inefficient in any sense, more everyone is always (always) playing catch up and will be asked to do more with less. More fatigue, more mistakes and errors
Given how few project managers bother with drug work, the distinct unlikelihood their beautifully crafted task sequencing Biscuitsesque flow graphs will take hold, given how chaotic clinics are, a 4 day week could be a godsend of efficiency if tailored to quite unique circumstances and people. Better ask ChatWTF for an insight
During parts of the summer 2020 into second lockdown into the whole of 2021 switched roles with a colleague. 4 days on, 2 off, between days and nights and the worst of both worlds as each bled into the other. It isn’t that colleagues are inefficient in any sense, more everyone is always (always) playing catch up and will be asked to do more with less. More fatigue, more mistakes and errors
Given how few project managers bother with drug work, the distinct unlikelihood their beautifully crafted task sequencing Biscuitsesque flow graphs will take hold, given how chaotic clinics are, a 4 day week could be a godsend of efficiency if tailored to quite unique circumstances and people. Better ask ChatWTF for an insight
mixed_biscuits
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Whatever next? 70-minute football match? 2-minute boiled egg? 90 metre 100 metre race? Wimbledon ends at the quarters with 8 winners? Headless cats?
This will result in lower pay and even lower perceived income because people have to fill more leisure time.
This will result in lower pay and even lower perceived income because people have to fill more leisure time.
Clinamenic
Binary & Tweed
Mr. Tea
Let's Talk About Ceps
Well that's the end of that...
...or is it?
www.bbc.com
Edit: I see I'm late with this.
But it tells you everything you need to know about this government that they want councils to end it even though it's made things better for their staff and the public who use their services.
...or is it?
Government says four-day working weeks should 'cease immediately'
Councils pursuing a four-day working week are "on notice", says the government.
www.bbc.com
Edit: I see I'm late with this.
But it tells you everything you need to know about this government that they want councils to end it even though it's made things better for their staff and the public who use their services.
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mixed_biscuits
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Need to push on to a three-day offering now
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Two hundred UK companies have signed up for a permanent four-day working week for all their employees with no loss of pay, in the latest landmark in the campaign to reinvent Britain’s working week.
Together the companies employ more than 5,000 people, with charities, marketing and technology firms among the best-represented, according to the latest update from the 4 Day Week Foundation.
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Marketing, advertising and press relations firms led the charge, with 30 adopting the policy. This was followed by 29 organisations in the charity, NGO and social care industry, and 24 in technology, IT and software. Another 22 companies in the business, consulting and management sector had also permanently offered four-day weeks to staff.