Improvements in physical and mental health, work-life balance, and general life satisfaction, as well as reductions in burnout, have been maintained over the past year, says sociologist Juliet Schor of Boston College, who’s part of the research team.
“It absolutely doesn’t happen by magic,” says Nicci Russell, CEO of the London-based water conservancy non-profit Waterwise.
At Merthyr Valleys Homes in South Wales, giving everyone Fridays off wouldn’t have worked, says Ruth Llewellyn, who led the pilot at the housing cooperative.
With 240 employees working in roles from customer service to home repairs and maintenance, they decided to keep their operations running from Monday through Friday.
Researchers suggest that better external communications and more flexibility in adapting the policy to challenging conditions might have made a difference.
“There is a suggestion that the organisation did not give the policy enough of a chance, and indications of a change of heart on the issue from management,” the researchers wrote.
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Improvements in physical and mental health, work-life balance, and general life satisfaction, as well as reductions in burnout, have been maintained over the past year, says sociologist Juliet Schor of Boston College, who’s part of the research team.
“It absolutely doesn’t happen by magic,” says Nicci Russell, CEO of the London-based water conservancy non-profit Waterwise.
At Merthyr Valleys Homes in South Wales, giving everyone Fridays off wouldn’t have worked, says Ruth Llewellyn, who led the pilot at the housing cooperative.
With 240 employees working in roles from customer service to home repairs and maintenance, they decided to keep their operations running from Monday through Friday.
Researchers suggest that better external communications and more flexibility in adapting the policy to challenging conditions might have made a difference.
“There is a suggestion that the organisation did not give the policy enough of a chance, and indications of a change of heart on the issue from management,” the researchers wrote.
The original article contains 764 words, the summary contains 157 words. Saved 79%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!