Dell launches '3 days a week' test



In Japan, a two-day weekly system is commonplace, but some regions and companies are beginning to introduce a three-day weekly system,

which is reported to lead to stress reduction and productivity improvement . In addition, it was reported that major technology company Dell has begun to pilot a three-day weekly system in the Netherlands.

Dell Netherlands trials 4-day workweek • The Register
https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/11/4day_workweek/

In recent years, attention has been focused on the 'three-day weekly system', and trial operation started nationwide from January 17, 2022 in the United Kingdom. Approximately 30 companies participate in this trial operation, and research institutes cooperate with companies to measure productivity, worker well-being, environment, gender equality, etc. during the 6-month operation period. increase.

Trial operation of 3 days a week started in the UK, the promise of the Scottish ruling party is realized --GIGAZINE



Following this, 'Dell in the Netherlands will allow employees to work three days a week,' The Register reports. 'From April 1st, we are welcoming the first pilots of the three-day weekly system,' said Isabel Mol, general manager of Dell in the Netherlands, in a statement to The Register. We are in the interview process to allow our employees to adopt the three-day weekly system, and we hope that more candidates will be able to move to the three-day weekly system in the near future. ' It is written.

According to Mol, the three-day work week is open to all existing employees. However, wages will be paid according to working hours, so if this system is adopted, wages may be lower than when the two-day work week is adopted.

In an interview with Financieele Dagblad , a Dutch financial newspaper, Mr. Mol responded to the reasons for adopting the three-day work week system: 'lack of human resources in the labor market,' 'incorporating more diverse groups,' and 'until the competition falls out.' Incorporating people who are no longer interested in focusing on their work. '

According to data released by the World Bank, 55% of Dutch workers are part-timers. In addition, according to Dell, this figure will rise to a maximum of 60% for Dutch women only. The percentage of part-time workers in each country is 43% in Germany, 41% in the United Kingdom, and 28% in the United States. However, these numbers are not subdivided by business discipline, so some industries may have a higher percentage of part-timers.



In an experiment with a three-day work week, by extending the working hours per day from 8 hours to 10 hours, '8 hours x 5 days = 40 hours a week' becomes '10 hours x 4 days = 40 hours a week'. There is also. However, the introduction of a three-day weekly trial in Dell, the Netherlands, does not extend the working hours per day. According to past studies, productivity will be reduced if wages are not reduced while reducing the working hours per week from 40 hours to 35 or 36 hours (8-9 hours per day) by introducing a three-day work week system. It has been shown to be the same as or better than before.

The Register points out that there are other problems with the introduction of the three-day work week system besides 'reducing working hours per week.' The pandemic of the new coronavirus has forced companies around the world to work in three ways: work, remote, and hybrid. Dell employs 160,000 people worldwide, but in August 2020 it was reported that '60% of employees would refuse to go to the office.' Under these circumstances, The Register reports that the introduction of a three-day work week system is expected as a mitigation measure to avoid large-scale employee retirement.

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