This boss now wants to get on a four-day work week himself after seeing how happy and productive his staff are after he implemented it for them.
Jim Cosgriff, pictured working remotely in Vietnam, wants to switch to a four-day work week himself.Employers and job seekers are exploring alternative ways of working including a four-day work week and five-hour work days.
But after witnessing his staff reap the rewards of a four-day work week, along with the benefits to the business's bottom line and productivity, he wants to make the switch himself. Even though people still took the odd sick or mental health day, he took this reduction as a positive sign that his staff's overall wellbeing had improved.
It was this struggle that led UK-based friends Emma Harvey and Amy Grilli to create the Five Hour Careers job board.Supplied: Five Hour ClubIt was a first of its kind, offering five-hour work day roles specifically for parents to apply for.Several local employers were part of the job board, together with a large pool of parents seeking a role with a five-hour work day.Ms Grilli's social post discussing the challenges faced by parents returning to work went viral.
The women said maintaining a career around typical nine-to-five work day hours was becoming increasingly difficult for parents given the lack of affordable childcare and the inflexibility of standard work hours."It's all about transparency," Ms Harvey said. "All work places are different. What will work at IBM is completely different to what might work for a three or four-person business," he said.
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