The Big Read in short: Is a 4-day work week as good as it sounds?
SINGAPORE — While other employees dive straight into work right after a short weekend respite, Ms Nabilah Awang spends her Monday mornings exercising, settling some house chores or “just recharging” by herself after two days of spending quality time with her family.
- In recent years, some companies here and around the world have moved to a four-day work week amid greater demand for work-life balance
- Singapore workers and companies on variations of a shortened work week tell TODAY about the benefits and downsides of such a system
- Business and manpower experts say that the successful implemention of a four-day work week would require innovation and long term thinking
- However, such arrangements may not easily fit all types of businesses and it would not be realistic to expect it to be a nationwide practice
- To achieve the end goal of better workers' welfare, other forms of work flexibility can also be looked into
22 Sep 2023 11:48PM
(Updated: 31 Jan 2025 05:43PM)
Source: TODAY
