This would be brilliant.
Sweden has been implementing a six-hour working day in the country over the last few months.
Workers are found to be more motivated when working a shorter day, and it’s more productive across the board.
A special study has been done over the last year to evaluate whether the scheme works long-term.
Bloomberg reports that nurses at the Svartedalens retirement home in Sweden have been working six-hour days on an eight-hour salary, as part of an initiative funded by the Swedish government over the last year to see if it pays off for employers and workers alike.
According to data from the project, which compared staff at Svartadalens with a control group of staff from another retirement home, the nurses who worked six hour days took half the amount of sick leave and were almost three times less likely to take time off within a two week period.
Bengt Lorentzon, a researcher on the project said: “If the nurses are at work more time and are more healthy, this means that the continuity at the residence has increased”.
“That means higher quality care”.
The nurses were also 20% happier and had more energy overall both in their personal and professional lives.
Another study from Stanford University showed that working anything over 50 hours per week actually damages productivity, with people saying they’re more likely to make mistakes if they’re feeling stretched in the workplace.
We’re very into this idea.
