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Reduce working hours to 6 hours to improve productivity, turnover and happiness.
Closed
59 signatures
What the petition asks
Reduce working hours to 6 hours per day to replicate Sweeden, and as shown to improve productivity, staff turn over and general wellbeing of staff at Toyota.
This is achieved by minimising meeting durations & removing all distractions from the working environment.
This is achieved by minimising meeting durations & removing all distractions from the working environment.
http://www.sciencealert.com/sweden-is-shifting-to-a-6-hour-workday
Extract:-
Despite research telling us it’s a really bad idea, many of us end up working 50-hour weeks or more because we think we’ll get more done and reap the benefits later. And according to a study published last month involving 600,000 people, those of us who clock up a 55-hour week will have a 33 percent greater risk of having astroke...
..Sweden is moving towards a standard 6-hour work day..
Extract:-
Despite research telling us it’s a really bad idea, many of us end up working 50-hour weeks or more because we think we’ll get more done and reap the benefits later. And according to a study published last month involving 600,000 people, those of us who clock up a 55-hour week will have a 33 percent greater risk of having astroke...
..Sweden is moving towards a standard 6-hour work day..
Timeline
| 9 Oct 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Apr 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
59
Status
Closed
Opened
9 Oct 2015
Closed
9 Apr 2016
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