Vedat Bilgin, Minister of Labor; The words “working hours should be reduced” have brought labor productivity to the agenda. 1130 young people aged 18-25; it is more willing to reduce the working day instead of working hours.
4 days work and 3 days off were tried in Japan, productivity increased by 40%. Microsoft Japan gave its employees 3 days off per week for a while, asking them to work only 4 days. The result is striking: 2300 people working in the company took Friday-Saturday-Sunday off last summer. increased by 40%.
WORK LESS, LISTEN BETTER, LEARN MORE
Microsoft Japan President and CEO Takuya Hirano says that they set out with the slogan ‘Work less, rest better and learn more’ and they were successful. The experiment has other interesting results: Employees needed 25% fewer days off during this time than in the past, with the company only saving 23% on electricity.
Employees printed 59% less stuff on paper, and the overwhelming majority, like 92%, are satisfied with the application. There are other improvements as well. It’s worth taking a look at the local data to support these external examples. If it is not efficient, even if you work 24/7 instead of 4 days a week, if we cannot produce value, where will the benefit come from?
TWO QUESTIONS TWO ANSWERS
Can we try this method too?
Of course… Youthall, the Youth Career Platform, made both employees and managers question this. While 88.9% of working youth said “I would like to work 4 days a week”, the rate of those who view 6 hours of work positively was 83%. Among women, this rate is above the average with 87%.
What do HRs say?
While 78.7% of companies’ HR managers gave the green light to 6-hour working, the rate of those who said “yes” to 4-day working hours remained at 25%. While 1% of the companies participating in the research state that they work 4 days a week, 63% of them evaluate the issue of working 4 days. 11% of large companies are against it…
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WOMEN WANT MORE OF THE HYBRID MODEL
With the pandemic, the remote working and hybrid model, which is heavily preferred in the business world, has left its place to working in offices again. The “Times of Work and Model” research confirms this. While 61.2% of the employees state that they regularly work in the office, 22.1% state that they work hybrid and 16.7% work remotely.
However, according to both young people and HR managers, this situation will not last long. Generations Y and Z no longer want to work in offices. Especially women. Among the young people participating in the research, the rate of those who want the working model to be hybrid is 87.8%.
Among the reasons why women prefer the hybrid and remote working model, “I can spare more time for myself” ranks first with 32.5%. Those who say “I can focus better” and “my productivity increases” are in second place with 22.5%… Other 2 reasons; “I can save money” and “it is good for my mental health.” The most important complaint of men about office life is “time lost on the road…”