a “A landslide success.” So some researchers called the test results four days a week in Iceland The same amount was paid to the employees for shorter hours. The tests led unions to renegotiate work patterns, and now 86% of the Icelandic workforce has switched to shorter working hours for the same pay, or would be entitled to them, according to researchers from Britain’s research center Autonomy and Dale. Democracy (Alda) in Iceland.
According to the BBC, the tests were conducted between 2015 and 2019, and Productivity remains the same or improves In most workplaces. several Other tests are now underway around the world, as well as in Spain and Unilever in New Zealand.
In Iceland, trials by Reykjavik City Council and the national government involved more than 2,500 workers, or about 1% of the working population in Iceland. Participate series of workplaces, Including nurseries, offices, social service providers and hospitals.
Many of them went from 40 hours a week to 35 or 36 hours a week, the researchers said. Workers reported feeling less stressed and at risk of burnout Improved health and work-life balance.
“This study shows that the world’s largest trial of a shorter work week in the public sector has been an all-round crushing success,” said Will Strong, Autonomy’s Director of Research. “It shows that the public sector has matured to be a leader in shorter working weeks – and other governments can draw lessons from it.”
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