> In practice this means maintaining a 38-hour working week, with an additional day off compensating for longer work days.
As someone who were able to try both solution I really can’t find reasons to celebrate.
We need to cut the hours, this is just a palliative.
Cosmetic legislation to satisfy certain types when Belgium needs more serious reform.
It would be interesting to see in a year or two how many people actually took this 4 day work week option. Moving from a 5 day week (which means 7.6 work hrs per day) to a 4 day week (so 9.5 work hrs per day) might work for some, but it’s not for me personally (if I were given the option that is)
>Under the Belgian system, employees would be able to condense the current five-day week into four days. In practice this means maintaining a 38-hour working week, with an additional day off compensating for longer work days.
Wouldn’t be surprised if this ends up increasing productivity overall, honestly. Not only will this mean employees are properly rested, but it also means that the portions of the day shortly after starting and shortly before leaving work, in which productivity is de facto reduced for many jobs, make up less of the work week.
Go Belgium! 😀
Not for me either. I work 37.5 hours per week, 7.5 hours per day, and honestly, I’m so exhausted at the end of the day that I would not be able to add another 1.5 hour on top of it. However it’s good that people will get the option…
Used to work like this 5-6 years ago, its not for everyone and not recommended.
I ignore my bosses 1 minute after work ends. I just mute my phone and say I was driving
> The minimum notice period for shifts is also changing, with companies now required to provide schedules at least seven days in advance.
Hah, cool.
Based as fuck Belgium!
BASED
Meanwhile Poland is going backwards.
Nice choice. Some people need more rest and some need less. We are different. When people use both options it is up to them to decide 👍👍
Any country that still doesn’t have the four-day week and the right to ignore their bosses after work is basically a shithole country.
Bravo Belgium for the step-up !
I am not sure why the government has to regulate it in such detailed fashion. If 40 hours is too much for someone, they could negotiate working at 0.8 level. And for many jobs which tend to pay above average there is on-call rotation, which means you cannot ‘put the phone down’. Generally speaking, I think all of those conditions should be negotiated between employers and employees, not sure where government gets the idea that they know best what works for different people in different cases.
I reckon the 30-hour week (either through a 4-day week or a 6-hour day), will be the way of the future. Most people don’t need 8 hours a day to get their work done, and speaking as a manager, we’re likely to see an increase in productivity if people are better rested. In 10 years time this will be the norm!
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> In practice this means maintaining a 38-hour working week, with an additional day off compensating for longer work days.
As someone who were able to try both solution I really can’t find reasons to celebrate.
We need to cut the hours, this is just a palliative.
Cosmetic legislation to satisfy certain types when Belgium needs more serious reform.
It would be interesting to see in a year or two how many people actually took this 4 day work week option. Moving from a 5 day week (which means 7.6 work hrs per day) to a 4 day week (so 9.5 work hrs per day) might work for some, but it’s not for me personally (if I were given the option that is)
>Under the Belgian system, employees would be able to condense the current five-day week into four days. In practice this means maintaining a 38-hour working week, with an additional day off compensating for longer work days.
Wouldn’t be surprised if this ends up increasing productivity overall, honestly. Not only will this mean employees are properly rested, but it also means that the portions of the day shortly after starting and shortly before leaving work, in which productivity is de facto reduced for many jobs, make up less of the work week.
Go Belgium! 😀
Not for me either. I work 37.5 hours per week, 7.5 hours per day, and honestly, I’m so exhausted at the end of the day that I would not be able to add another 1.5 hour on top of it. However it’s good that people will get the option…
Used to work like this 5-6 years ago, its not for everyone and not recommended.
I ignore my bosses 1 minute after work ends. I just mute my phone and say I was driving
> The minimum notice period for shifts is also changing, with companies now required to provide schedules at least seven days in advance.
Hah, cool.
Based as fuck Belgium!
BASED
Meanwhile Poland is going backwards.
Nice choice. Some people need more rest and some need less. We are different. When people use both options it is up to them to decide 👍👍
Any country that still doesn’t have the four-day week and the right to ignore their bosses after work is basically a shithole country.
Bravo Belgium for the step-up !
I am not sure why the government has to regulate it in such detailed fashion. If 40 hours is too much for someone, they could negotiate working at 0.8 level. And for many jobs which tend to pay above average there is on-call rotation, which means you cannot ‘put the phone down’. Generally speaking, I think all of those conditions should be negotiated between employers and employees, not sure where government gets the idea that they know best what works for different people in different cases.
I reckon the 30-hour week (either through a 4-day week or a 6-hour day), will be the way of the future. Most people don’t need 8 hours a day to get their work done, and speaking as a manager, we’re likely to see an increase in productivity if people are better rested. In 10 years time this will be the norm!