Do you think the 4 day work week will become the new norm?
Panasonic is one company that recently announced it will introduce four-day work weeks to help employees achieve better work-life balance, but has not determined when the new policy will be implemented.
Panasonic resident and group CEO Yuki Kusumi told investors earlier this year that introducing a four-day work week will mean the company can “flexibly accommodate diverse situations of our employees”.
But this movement is no longer just happening company-wide; governments around the world are also jumping on the bandwagon at a policy level.
Belgium announced a reform package in February that would entitle workers in the country to four-day work weeks, as well as the right to turn off work devices and ignore work-related messages after hours, without fear of reprisal. The introduction came after the European country gave civil servants the right to disconnect from work calls or emails outside of work hours.
Other countries that have enacted or are trialing four-day work programs include Iceland, Japan, United Arab Emirates, Scotland, and Spain. It was also a move that New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern encouraged businesses to support, saying it would help employees address work-life balance issues, particularly as they returned back to the office.
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