Shorter Work Week

We all know the work weeks can be rough. In fact, each day seems to present a different challenge. On Monday, you’re looking for a jolt to start the week. On Wednesday, you need some help to get over the hump. And on the weekends, you need to get rejuvenated for the week ahead. While Short work week mean fewer hours which translate to lower pay, and more scrambling to make ends meet. Individuals who work less have a tendency to be more gainful hour for hour than those frequently propelling themselves past the 40 hours for each week. A shorter work week would give people more time to sleep, in turn would lead to better cognition, clearer thinking, and increased productivity. Spending less time in paid work would enable us to spend more time with our family and friends and to value and strengthen all the relationships that make our lives worthwhile and help to build a stronger society while giving everybody more time to spend as they choose would greatly reduce stress levels and improve overall well-being, as well as mental and physical health.
The standard

The organization over viewed 20,000 men and women and found that 67% are happy with their present work hours, while 27% would really want to work longer hours for more pay (Shorter work week? 1997). Of course, shorter hours can mean lower total pay. But in one typical survey published in the Monthly Labor Review, 28 percent of the respondents said they would give up a day’s pay for one fewer day of work per week. Any ne movement to reduce the work week would need to be phased in slowly, with flexibility for both employers and employees to negotiate adjustments around the standard. Yet if done correctly, the transition could be accomplished with little or no reduction in wages, just smaller raises as a bigger slice of any productivity improvement was invested in more free