What is the purpose of compressing the work week? Is it to give more time to family and other priorities? Is it for better work-life balance? TheNextPage2022 PhilSTAR36
because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been calls to reduce the working hours of employees to a shorter four-day work week. What is the purpose of compressing the work week? Is it to give more time to family and other priorities? Is it for better work-life balance?
There are other considerations companies have to look at. A compressed work week does not mean the company will just be working three or four days. Service still needs to be delivered Monday to Friday, and sometimes Monday to Saturday. So there has to be an agreement about workload distribution — who will be on the shifts, will the shifts be dictated by the company or agreed upon by the employees, who are willing to go on those shifts, and so on.
Remuneration is another question. What support will be given to employees who go on extended working hours? Will there be overtime pay, given that they need to work longer hours every day due to a compressed work week? What about workers who are “Ultimately, will employees be safer, more productive, and more engaged under the compressed work week arrangement?
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