"The idea of people gathering in one place to do work for one employer is a comparatively recent idea, introduced when the Industrial Revolution brought workers in from farms and small-scale artisan workshops to work in factories in the interests of scale and efficiency."
"The most productive workers, organisations and economies are not those that work the longest hours but those that make the most out of the hours they work, and moving to a four-day workweek could enable employees to perform better through providing an improved balance between work and rest and recovery."
Modern workplaces face tension between employer preferences for on-site presence and employee desires for flexible work arrangements enabled by technology. The traditional office-based model originated during the Industrial Revolution to maximize factory efficiency. Contemporary research demonstrates that productive workers, organizations, and economies prioritize output quality over extended hours. A four-day workweek offers a solution by allowing employees adequate rest and recovery time, thereby enhancing performance. This approach moves beyond industrial-era norms toward modern work practices. Workplace redesign experts and journalists have conducted pilots testing shorter working weeks, suggesting this model could transform organizational productivity while improving employee wellbeing.
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