Jordan Public Sector Considers 4-Day Work Week Survey Results

📊 With more businesses are adopting the 4-day work week, it might be time to explore if it's right for your business. Small businesses have raised concerns over the affect on productivity and the costs surrounding the same pay for reduced hours. Many also believe that mining, agriculture, and tourism sectors will struggle to adapt, and simply that operational demands won't shrink just because the work week does. ✅ However, trials in the UK, Iceland, and New Zealand have shown maintained or improved productivity, lower rates of burnout, and high job satisfaction. While this may not be a main focus of the Government, they believe that this flexibility can be achieved through enterprise bargaining. Learn more about the 4-day work week and if it's right for your business ➡️ https://bit.ly/4lDfKYh

“If employers experiment with a four-day workweek and employees show they can deliver in four days what they previously delivered in five, management has to justify the fifth day rather than the other way around.” https://bit.ly/4uzohPU

Sri Lanka cut the work week to save fuel. South Africa wouldn’t need to - if we fixed how work works. I came across the idea of a 4-day work week being used as a policy lever during a national crisis, and it’s actually quite practical in that context: reduce commuting and ease pressure on constrained resources. But in South Africa, we’re unlikely to take the same approach. Not because it wouldn’t work. But because our constraints are different. We’re operating in a system where global price fluctuations, labour dynamics, service delivery demands, and infrastructure realities all intersect. So the more realistic (and arguably more powerful) opportunity isn’t to reduce the number of working days. It’s to rethink how work actually gets done. We’ve already seen what hybrid and remote work can look like at scale. The real question is: are we willing to design around it intentionally? Because sometimes, the answer isn’t changing how many days we work but changing the assumptions behind how we work. If you had the choice: would you rather have a 4-day work week or a better-designed 5-day one built around flexibility, outcomes, and more intentional use of time in the office? https://lnkd.in/dU8QV5C7

The 40-hour workweek has been the default for over a century. The UK just challenged it — with hard data. A nationwide 4-day workweek trial wrapped up with results that are hard to ignore: higher employee satisfaction, lower burnout rates, and no significant drop in productivity. In fact, many companies reported measurable improvements across the board. As this model gains global attention, it raises a critical question for businesses and policymakers alike — is the traditional 40-hour workweek still the most effective way to work, or is it simply the most familiar? The American workplace is watching closely. And the answer might force us to rethink everything we assumed about productivity, output, and what a "hard worker" actually looks like. Sharing a detailed breakdown of what happened, what the data says, and what it could mean for the future of work. 🔗 Link in comments. #FutureOfWork #WorkLifeBalance #4DayWorkWeek #WorkplaceInnovation #Leadership #Theuniversalblueprint

The four day working week is a thing... but too many employers are scared to take the plunge. Retail is an industry thats scared to take the plunge, especially where staff are salaried but its proven that productivity is higher all around when people are rewarded with extra spare time that can be used for personal fulfilment and gain. I hope one day this is realised.

❓⏰ The concept of a four-day work week has moved from theoretical discussion to practical trials in the UK and beyond. As advocates argue for improved productivity, employee wellbeing and work-life balance, employers are increasingly asking: could this work for our business? At Elcons, we believe the answer lies in a careful balance between legal compliance and operational feasibility ⚖️ Read more: https://shorturl.at/Vx4fL

Could a four-day week become the new norm? 💭 Professor Roberta Aguzzoli, an expert in international business at Durham University Business School, suggests it might. Speaking to Fortune, Prof Aguzzoli explains how “limited transport infrastructure and fuel volatility make last-minute policy changes more necessary” - factors that could accelerate the shift toward more flexible working models. 👉 Discover more on why global events may push the four-day week from possibility to reality: https://lnkd.in/ew75uNcM

Interesting article on whether rising energy prices might drive permanent adoption of the #4dayweek, the way the pandemic expanded hybrid and flexible work. My one minor objection is the with the "and this time, experts say it could stick" framing, because 1) most of the experts quoted aren't certain that higher energy prices will push companies or nations to shorten working hours, and 2) the #4dayworkweek is already sticky: most of the organizations who've adopted it over the last ten years are still doing it.

📣 Covid gave us hybrid work. The Iran War might give us a 4-day week. That’s because, as Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and Pakistan move to a 4-day work week because of the war in Iran, experts told me we’re the closest we’ve ever been to a permanent shorter workweek! It started in Asia, but now major governments around the world are once again mandating that workers stay home to save on fuel and survive an energy crisis as the war in the Middle East threatens vital oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. What began as an emergency measure in the developing world is now spreading globally. Sound familiar? We’ve been here before: The last time the world was forced to shift en masse—the pandemic—the changes we thought would be temporary became permanent. Hybrid work didn’t die when offices reopened. Instead, it reshaped how we work. And there are a few key reasons the 4-day work week could stick: It's already on trial in many countries, AI is shortening the workweek, wages have stagnated, there's pressure for more flexibility from workers, and the list goes on. Read more in my latest in Fortune 👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/eksWBSP5 #fourdayweek #4dayweek #iranwar #flexibleworking Thanks to Trinity Business School professor Dr. Wladislaw Rivkin, Durham University Business School professor Roberta Aguzzoli and William Self, chief workforce strategist at Mercer, for your expertise!

Shifting focus from hours worked to outcomes achieved can enhance productivity and reshape workplace dynamics. As more companies adopt a four-day workweek, consider how prioritizing results over time can improve both your efficiency and job satisfaction. #workplaceinnovation #ca