I had that one. Was working for a company whose client base was supposed to be entirely in Hampshire. They took on a client in London and expected me to travel there, with traffic it added 6 hours or more a day. Of course the travel time wasn't paid as "our quote wouldn't be competitive if we paid travel time". Don't quote then!
Months of doing that 3 - 5 times a week was not fun.
It's not going to be easy particularly for service industries. I do think if companies are willing to adapt they will see productivity benefits.Got a couple of mates who are on 4 day weeks, one has been for over 10 years, the other more recent. Both say the same thing @Evo1883 mentioned on another thread, makes a huge difference as work no longer dominates your life. They also say their companies have seen increased productivity and employee retention since making the change.
They both live in other countries, one in Sweden, the other in Australia. Suspect it'll be a long time before we see many companies here bring something like that in. If my industry is anything to go by we're going in the opposite direction and expecting people to work ever increasing hours to cover the work of people who have been made redundant. When I started it was strictly 35 hours a week, now its 50 plus hours a week.
Sadly this kind of thing isn't in the slightest bit surprising anymore.MPs defeat bid to save leaseholders from huge fire safety bills
Amendments to stop building owners passing on the costs of fixing defects were defeated in a Commons votewww.theguardian.com
No,. have to envisage many personal bankruptciesSadly this kind of thing isn't in the slightest bit surprising anymore.
MPs defeat bid to save leaseholders from huge fire safety bills
Amendments to stop building owners passing on the costs of fixing defects were defeated in a Commons votewww.theguardian.com
One for the Starmer haters. Labour’s polling vs a year ago. Closed the gap by 15 points during a time the government are handing out free cash to stay at home. Could be worse.
Either people are waking up to how fuckng useless and corruption this government is r what he's doing is working.
It still doesn't inspire me personally at the moment
Not sure people are Starmer haters.... just find virtually nothing to be inspired about.One for the Starmer haters. Labour’s polling vs a year ago. Closed the gap by 15 points during a time the government are handing out free cash to stay at home. Could be worse.
Got a couple of mates who are on 4 day weeks, one has been for over 10 years, the other more recent. Both say the same thing @Evo1883 mentioned on another thread, makes a huge difference as work no longer dominates your life. They also say their companies have seen increased productivity and employee retention since making the change.
They both live in other countries, one in Sweden, the other in Australia. Suspect it'll be a long time before we see many companies here bring something like that in. If my industry is anything to go by we're going in the opposite direction and expecting people to work ever increasing hours to cover the work of people who have been made redundant. When I started it was strictly 35 hours a week, now its 50 plus hours a week.
I lived in Sweden when they trialled the four day working week, and the six hour working day. Was pretty good.
Certainly for me, I noticed a difference even working from home one day a week.
My mate who works in Sweden and he's been on it for years. Says it makes a huge difference. Don't think its mandatory or anything like that, down to individual companies. But as it seems to lead to increased productivity, less sick days and increased employee retention why would companies resist it?Did they implement it permanently?
Not sure people are Starmer haters.... just find virtually nothing to be inspired about.
Im only playing.
Just gave up reading a long read on him, which kind of proves your point
He's a bit like the Sunday lunches I had growing up. Overcooked, tough meat, boiled and bland vegetables with a side of cauliflower cheese, and everyone except BSB thinks it's delicious.
Delectable, maybe not electable.I love cauliflower cheese
I love cauliflower cheese
It's as disgusting as broccoli just more beige
Again, I am not saying Johnson is a fascist, but he does keep doing the sorts of things fascists like to do.
Also: The Eton educated former Mayor of London talking about metropolitan elites.
The question I guess is does it make people more productive which is the object of this trial .I lived in Sweden when they trialled the four day working week, and the six hour working day. Was pretty good.
Certainly for me, I noticed a difference even working from home one day a week.
Cauliflower is great. Takes on flavour, great in curries as a substitute for chicken and buffalo cauliflower wings are awesome. You just need to cook it properly.
Nah it's delicate .The flavour is abhorrent
Nah it's delicate .
I love it's mushiness when it's overcooked Lol
Food for old folks ,will take on flavours be that introduced or alongside other ingredients .
How about celeriac, fantastic to introduce it's subtle flavour on other ingredients.
It's brilliant in curries and roasted with spices. I'm gonna try a cauliflower steak as it goes.The flavour is abhorrent
Me too, my missus' family don't have it with Sunday dinner, heathensI love cauliflower cheese
My mate who works in Sweden and he's been on it for years. Says it makes a huge difference. Don't think its mandatory or anything like that, down to individual companies. But as it seems to lead to increased productivity, less sick days and increased employee retention why would companies resist it?
Again, I am not saying Johnson is a fascist, but he does keep doing the sorts of things fascists like to do.
Also: The Eton educated former Mayor of London talking about metropolitan elites.
I've wondered if we could do a system whereby each position has two people, each doing 3.5 days (or 4+3) paid pro-rata so we have an economy that works all the time. The idea of a weekend is an antiquated one now. Also many sectors where you could get 3 people on 8hr shifts a day to enable round-the-clock working.
Of course there's a problem with filling positions - if they're jobs people don't want to do you do end up without enough people to implement it.
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