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Work four days and get paid for five

It sounds too good to be true ? to work four days a week and get paid for five . But that is exactly what one company in New Zealand is trialling .

Two concerns in recent years appear to be debate around the dinner table in many countries in the western world . The first concerns the issue of the life - work balance , the other the threat posed by artificial intelligence to office employment . At times , it seems as though governments are sticking their head in the sand and hoping the issues will go away . In the end , action is likely to be by individual companies at a local level . One such experiment has taken place in New Zealand .

The company's name is Perpetual Guardian , based in Auckland and it embarked on the trial in early March , 2018 . It is reported that when the trial was announced , there was some initial among the 200 employees based in the 16 offices around the country . One employee , Kirsten Taylor , said her 'jaw hit the ground' when she first heard the news , adding that there was that feeling of it being too good to be true .

The company founder , Andrew Barnes , hopes that giving employees an extra day each week to deal with family issues like child rearing , hobbies , and sports would them to become more focused and productive on the remaining four days , while also enhancing considerably the work - life balance as well . He can be encouraged by the results of a similar experiment at a Swedish care home where there was a 10% drop in sick leaves and greater job satisfaction , though there was a small increased cost implication .

At the halfway stage of the experiment , staff were coming to terms with the revised routine . Kirsten Taylor said , " On the first weekend , I actually found that extra day really hard . I ran myself ragged , I hadn't yet programmed that routine into my life . " Having now become accustomed to the new routine , she is about the outcome and says she doesn't know anyone that wants to return to the old regime .

In the Human Resources department , there is acknowledgement that many employees have returned to work after each extended weekend incredibly energized , but at the same time there is disappointment that others haven't quite realized that having three days off each week necessitates that the four days in the office have to be very productive .

Meanwhile , according to Barnes , others have found the adjustment more difficult . " There are those that have become stressed trying to complete their work in four days , " he admits . Some of his staff now feel that the trial has implications far outside the company walls and are willing to make it succeed , but Barnes expresses disappointment at the lack of interest shown by the New Zealand government in the trial .

There are clearly potential for society at large addressing many of the issues that are likely to affect the future workplace . It is strange that the trial has largely been ignored by the government , but it is likely to be of great interest to everyone else .


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