{"id":138578,"date":"2024-01-23T10:35:48","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T09:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e3mag.com\/?p=138578"},"modified":"2024-01-23T11:06:43","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T10:06:43","slug":"four-day-week-the-new-trend-in-the-world-of-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/viertagewoche-der-neue-trend-in-der-arbeitswelt\/","title":{"rendered":"The Four-Day Workweek Is the New Trend in the Professional World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Employer branding, home office, workation, mandatory time tracking, and now the four-day workweek: the professional world is in a constant state of reorientation, producing one development after another. The latest trend is the shortened workweek in the form of a four-day working week, where there is a  clear distance between employer and employee expectation when it comes to implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a study by the Hans B\u00f6ckler Foundation, more than 72 percent of German employees would like to see a four-day week with no change in pay. In addition to promoting personal work-life balance and employee health, the main benefits include an increase in company productivity.<\/p><div id=\"great-486525876\" class=\"great-fullsize-content-en great-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6Ja0zaCg0ss\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"banner_bdc_2026_1200x150\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_bdc_2026_1200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_bdc_2026_1200x150.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_bdc_2026_1200x150-400x50.jpg 400w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_bdc_2026_1200x150-768x96.jpg 768w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_bdc_2026_1200x150-100x13.jpg 100w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_bdc_2026_1200x150-480x60.jpg 480w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_bdc_2026_1200x150-640x80.jpg 640w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_bdc_2026_1200x150-720x90.jpg 720w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_bdc_2026_1200x150-960x120.jpg 960w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_bdc_2026_1200x150-1168x146.jpg 1168w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_bdc_2026_1200x150-18x2.jpg 18w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_bdc_2026_1200x150-600x75.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"150\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>However, for many employers, implementing a four-day week is not realistic. The risk of losing sales and exacerbating skills shortages, which are already having far-reaching consequences for businesses in many places, is too great\u2014from additional recruitment costs to fears that customer service or quality assurance could suffer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But with Australia, Ireland, and the UK leading the way, Germany is now following suit: starting in February 2024, 50 companies from different sectors will test the shorter workweek with the same pay as part of a pilot project. It is highly unlikely that the four-day week could be adequately implemented in every professional sector, but the representative result of the planned project could certainly point the way forward for many companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.askdante.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">askdante.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In view of the current labor shortage all sectors are experiencing, it makes sense to look for alternatives to keep employees satisfied and motivated, so as to avoid them being poached by 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