Imagine This: Sweden Moves Towards a Standard 6-Hour Workday
Reducing work hours is the only way to deal with the obvious fact that fewer and fewer people are making more and more stuff.
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But Sweden has challenged this accepted practice in a progressive move that introduces a six-hour work day.
In April 2014, the government of Gothenburg announced that public sector employees would work fewer hours in an experiment to improve work-life balance, boost productivity, and ultimately cut costs. So far, it’s viewed as a success.
Some businesses across the country have followed Gothenberg's move and have already implemented the change, and a retirement home is embarking on a year-long experiment to compare the costs and benefits of a shorter working day.
Lindus Feldt, CEO of Stockholm-bassed app developer. Filmundus. explained to Fast Company why his business cut back on their hours:"I think the eight-hour work day is not as effective as one would think. To stay focused on a specific work task for eight hours is a huge challenge."
He added: "In order to cope, we mix in things and pauses to make the work day more endurable. At the same time, we are having it hard to manage our private life outside of work."
Feldt says staff are asked to stay off social media and other distractions while at work and meetings are kept to a minimum.
"My impression now is that it is easier to focus more intensely on the work that needs to be done and you have the stamina to do it and still have energy left when leaving the office."
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