Flexible working hours increase productivity
Flexible and shorter working hours are not only appreciated by many, they also increase productivity.
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- ILO study also recommends short-time work in economic crises.
Employees, companies and the economy as a whole could benefit from this, according to a statement published on Friday studies the International Labor Organization (ILO) in Geneva. In it, the experiences from the time of the corona– Pandemic decided.
the studies exclusively, the majority of designs published worldwide work significantly longer or shorter than eight hours a day, five days a week – i.e. 40 hours. More than a third regularly works more than 48 hours a week; one in five people worldwide works less than 35 hours a week. Irregular employees therefore often have very long or rather short working hours.
In the corona-pandemic, companies and governments must respond quickly to keep organizations running and workers on the job. Short-time work for a variety of relief to avoid layoffs, according to the ILO. In addition, the hastily introduced home office will fundamentally change the nature of work almost everywhere in the world “in the foreseeable future”.
The measures taken during the pandemic have, according to studies provided “a lot of evidence” that being flexible in terms of time and place can be good not only for die, but also for the company. Restricting flexibility, on the other hand, increases costs – for example because those who have been announced quit more often and new people have to be found. “Programs for work-life balance are a win-win for employers and employees,” is the conclusion of the studies.
The UN organization recommends that governments use the good experiences with short-time work and more flexible work from the corona– use pandemic. In this way, short-time work can not only secure employment, but also strengthen purchasing power and thus mitigate the negative effects of an economic crisis. According to the ILO, politicians in many countries should promote shorter working hours and a “healthy” work-life balance, thereby improving productivity.
The ILOstudies but also warns of the dangers of working from home. She recommends that employees should be given a “right to switch off” in order to curb the negative effects.
The ILO in Geneva was founded in 1919 and is the oldest specialized organization in the world U.N.. 187 states belong to it. The main goals of the ILO are the promotion of decent work, social security and the strengthening of social dialogue.
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