Feature Story 38 – Four Day Work Week

The four-day work week has been a strongly debated topic for a few years now. There are definitely potential advantages to implementing this practice, as in an appropriate work environment, compressed work arrangements provide an opportunity for enhanced productivity and operational performance; it’s popular with employees and offers cost saving measures for employers and employees. However, a four-day work week does have inherent risks to productivity if management, supervision and planning are not effective.