Anew pilot program was launched yesertday by the Four Day Week Ireland campaign for employers to test the effectiveness of afour – day work week for employees with no loss of pay , the government will also fund a call for a research study to assess the social , economic and environmental impacts of a four- day working week in an Irish context on Specifically , as part of the plan , under the plan organizations will receive support , training and guidance on how to implement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pilot program will start in January and will also run in a number of countries including the US, UK and New Zealand <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Commerce and Employment Leo Vardkard said” The coronavirus pandemaic has prompted us to rethink and re- evaluate the way we work , it has been proven that a large number of people can be equally productive while working at home rather than having to go to work every day , this has accelerated the shift towards more flexible and family – friendly working hours , and he also said it was too early to say whether a four – week work week could work in Ireland , the idea is ambitious to achieve the same results and productivity with the same pay with 20% fewer hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr . Varsdkar explained that the application of afour – day work week can work in some Jobs , but it is difficult to apply it in other jobs for example in the fields of education , health and manufacturing , but we must have an open mind when it comes to innovation iin the world of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The four- day workweek can help reduce carbon emissions and air pollution , and improve people`s work – life balance , ” said Eamon Rayan Minisiter of Environment Climate and Communications , adding that the impact such a move could have on the environment wsa something the government would closely monitor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Up to \u20ac150, 000 will be provided to support this research study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Source: RT\u00c9 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Categories : News – Ireland- Business<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tags: research study## reducing working days## innovations in the world of work##<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fatma Salem<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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