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Canadian companies not planning to return to five-day weeks after four-day trial
(www.bnnbloomberg.ca)
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That's why they have shift workers. Reduce the shift hours to be the same as a 4 day week. Its not hard
But then you need to hire more staff. I think part of the sell is that it's no more cost for the employer, since workers get more done in less time. That might not be true for many operational jobs.
It could also lead to better productivity and less turn over with employees which would be a net positive in the end. When I did labour jobs 2 days off was not enough for me to recover, 3 days off would have been better for my body and mental health and maybe I would've stuck around longer.
And these were the same excuses used when we went to 40 hours a week and the world kept on turning.
The issue is that these sorts of fields are notorious for not liking to hire more than they have to. They'd rather overwork their existing staff than hire more.
I knew a guy who worked as a machinist, and basically everybody in his company worked 60+ hours every week all year, and the company compensated proper overtime the entire time. The company basically paid double wages for 50% extra labour, and that's presuming that the employees even did 50% extra work for being tired all the time. The guy quit the job because he couldn't take it after a few years, so in the end the company had to hire more help anyways.
It's an issue of culture as well as many other things, and few people want to go against tradition.
A strong desire to save money seems a widespread phenomenon.
'Market Forces' will ensure these companies starve, since the first shop that CAN adapt will steal the best workers.