Work
four
days
and
get
paid
for
five
It
sounds
too
good
to
be
true
?
to
work
four
days
a
week
and
get
paid
for
five
.
But
that
is
exactly
what
one
company
in
New
Zealand
is
trialling
.
Two
concerns
in
recent
years
appear
to
be
debate
around
the
dinner
table
in
many
countries
in
the
western
world
.
The
first
concerns
the
issue
of
the
life
-
work
balance
,
the
other
the
threat
posed
by
artificial
intelligence
to
office
employment
.
At
times
,
it
seems
as
though
governments
are
sticking
their
head
in
the
sand
and
hoping
the
issues
will
go
away
.
In
the
end
,
action
is
likely
to
be
by
individual
companies
at
a
local
level
.
One
such
experiment
has
taken
place
in
New
Zealand
.
The
company's
name
is
Perpetual
Guardian
,
based
in
Auckland
and
it
embarked
on
the
trial
in
early
March
,
2018
.
It
is
reported
that
when
the
trial
was
announced
,
there
was
some
initial
among
the
200
employees
based
in
the
16
offices
around
the
country
.
One
employee
,
Kirsten
Taylor
,
said
her
'jaw
hit
the
ground'
when
she
first
heard
the
news
,
adding
that
there
was
that
feeling
of
it
being
too
good
to
be
true
.
The
company
founder
,
Andrew
Barnes
,
hopes
that
giving
employees
an
extra
day
each
week
to
deal
with
family
issues
like
child
rearing
,
hobbies
,
and
sports
would
them
to
become
more
focused
and
productive
on
the
remaining
four
days
,
while
also
enhancing
considerably
the
work
-
life
balance
as
well
.
He
can
be
encouraged
by
the
results
of
a
similar
experiment
at
a
Swedish
care
home
where
there
was
a
10%
drop
in
sick
leaves
and
greater
job
satisfaction
,
though
there
was
a
small
increased
cost
implication
.
At
the
halfway
stage
of
the
experiment
,
staff
were
coming
to
terms
with
the
revised
routine
.
Kirsten
Taylor
said
,
"
On
the
first
weekend
,
I
actually
found
that
extra
day
really
hard
.
I
ran
myself
ragged
,
I
hadn't
yet
programmed
that
routine
into
my
life
.
"
Having
now
become
accustomed
to
the
new
routine
,
she
is
about
the
outcome
and
says
she
doesn't
know
anyone
that
wants
to
return
to
the
old
regime
.
In
the
Human
Resources
department
,
there
is
acknowledgement
that
many
employees
have
returned
to
work
after
each
extended
weekend
incredibly
energized
,
but
at
the
same
time
there
is
disappointment
that
others
haven't
quite
realized
that
having
three
days
off
each
week
necessitates
that
the
four
days
in
the
office
have
to
be
very
productive
.
Meanwhile
,
according
to
Barnes
,
others
have
found
the
adjustment
more
difficult
.
"
There
are
those
that
have
become
stressed
trying
to
complete
their
work
in
four
days
,
"
he
admits
.
Some
of
his
staff
now
feel
that
the
trial
has
implications
far
outside
the
company
walls
and
are
willing
to
make
it
succeed
,
but
Barnes
expresses
disappointment
at
the
lack
of
interest
shown
by
the
New
Zealand
government
in
the
trial
.
There
are
clearly
potential
for
society
at
large
addressing
many
of
the
issues
that
are
likely
to
affect
the
future
workplace
.
It
is
strange
that
the
trial
has
largely
been
ignored
by
the
government
,
but
it
is
likely
to
be
of
great
interest
to
everyone
else
.
Let's
check
what
you
can
remember
!
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