First long-term study delivers impressive results
With the outbreak of the corona pandemic, a change in the world of work began. But what does New Work mean for companies and employees? The first long-term study on the 4-day week was only recently published. The results in the evaluation.
Offices that are as large as possible with as many employees as possible in the smallest of spaces? This idea clearly comes from the pre-Corona period. With the outbreak of a highly contagious virus, our attitude towards work has fundamentally changed.
While the vast majority of employees agree that a good work-life balance is very important, the situation for employers is different. A number of companies and executives are still struggling to let go.
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New Work: Is it about performance or presence?
Despite all the positive findings, numerous board members and department heads are opposed to working from home. This defensive attitude actually only reveals the great discrepancy among senior employees.
It’s the big New Work question: Do employees only work when they’re in the office? So is it about attendance for payment? Or is it about the performance within the working hours? The second variant is much more obvious. Nevertheless, it has been shown more than clearly that it is often just about sitting down in the office.
First long-term study on the 4-day week published
Nevertheless, there are of course also companies that are ready for change and change. The non-profit organization “Four Day Week Global” (4DWG) around the founders Andrew Barnes and Charlotte Lockhart.
With a total of 33 companies from the USA, Ireland and some other countries, 4DWG carried out the first long-term study on the 4-day week. The New Work experts have now published the results. And these could not be clearer.
“Overwhelming success” for a 32-hour week with unchanged wages
The basis of the 4-day week in the experiment were four working days with a total of 32 hours per week. Friday was the day off. Despite the reduction in working hours, employees were paid their full wages.
After the six months of testing, 27 out of 33 participants completed the final questionnaire. 18 companies are immediately continuing the 4-day week, and seven other companies are on their last legs. However, you haven’t made a decision yet.
None of the companies have spoken out against the New Work method.
High satisfaction and very good productivity values
And the individual values examined are also quite impressive. On a scale from 0 (very bad) to 10 (very good), everyone involved gave it a 9.0. In other words, the companies are very convinced.
The values for productivity (7.7) and performance (7.6) are also above average. The successful study is rounded off by employee satisfaction. This is 97 percent.
We need more courageous CEOs!
More relaxation, less stress, improved health and a better work-life balance: there are many factors that speak in favor of introducing a 4-day week. The long-term study should now convince even the last doubters.
In order for us to really think of New Work as New Work, it is essential, especially in Germany, that we need courageous managing directors and board members who are ready for the necessary change.
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