Adopting the practice of a shorter work week, as many countries have, in America can mean healthier, happier, and more productive people across the country. With the full time American working an average of 47 hours per week, we are one of the longest working countries among our large economy foreign friends. Many advantages can be seen by shortening the standard work week in the states such as other countries have experienced healthier and more productive employees.
Productivity always been thought to have a linear relationship with the amount of time working, where that could actually be incorrect. Working more hours does not always result more work getting done. A study has shown that “Output at 70 hours of work differed little from output …show more content…
Workers who undertake a shorter work week are “2.8 times less likely to take any time off in a two-week period”(Greenfield) in addition “when workers have control over their own schedules, it results in lower levels of stress, psychological distress, burnout, and higher job satisfaction.” …show more content…
It is thought that with shortening the hours could result in a greater chance of a company collapsing, thus putting workers out unemployed. Here in the US workers average 1,789 hours annually, meanwhile their French counterparts annually put in 1,473.(bbc) Whereas the unemployment rate is lower in the states at 9.5% as of 2016(gallup), France holds a current rate of 10.2%.(tradingeconomics)
Shortening the workweek is an attractive option to apply to the American workplace for a number of reasons. Taking a couple of plays from our successful foreign counterparts that have already implemented the practice as well as aiding productivity and creating a healthier employee are just a couple of benefits. Benefits which make a shortened workweek even more appealing and could one day bring a balance between life and
Productivity always been thought to have a linear relationship with the amount of time working, where that could actually be incorrect. Working more hours does not always result more work getting done. A study has shown that “Output at 70 hours of work differed little from output …show more content…
Workers who undertake a shorter work week are “2.8 times less likely to take any time off in a two-week period”(Greenfield) in addition “when workers have control over their own schedules, it results in lower levels of stress, psychological distress, burnout, and higher job satisfaction.” …show more content…
It is thought that with shortening the hours could result in a greater chance of a company collapsing, thus putting workers out unemployed. Here in the US workers average 1,789 hours annually, meanwhile their French counterparts annually put in 1,473.(bbc) Whereas the unemployment rate is lower in the states at 9.5% as of 2016(gallup), France holds a current rate of 10.2%.(tradingeconomics)
Shortening the workweek is an attractive option to apply to the American workplace for a number of reasons. Taking a couple of plays from our successful foreign counterparts that have already implemented the practice as well as aiding productivity and creating a healthier employee are just a couple of benefits. Benefits which make a shortened workweek even more appealing and could one day bring a balance between life and