In most parts of the world, the eight-hour work day is common, but a country in Europe is gradually switching to a reduced work day to, wait for it, improve workers’ productivity.
Many corporate organisations and government institutions in Sweden have already begun switching to a six-hour work day, in a bid to make their staff happier.
According to Science Alert, many organisations in the nation have switched to the six-hour day, as far back as early 2015, which is aimed at getting more achieved in a shorter time and ensuring that employees have more time to enjoy their private lives.
In fact, so appealing is the idea that Toyota centres in the nation’s second biggest city of Gothenburg made the switch 14 years back.
Science Alert quoted Linus Feldt, the CEO of an app developer, Filimundus, as saying that the eight-hour work day should have been done away with a long time ago because it is not as effective as it appears to be.
“The eight-hour work day is not as effective as one would think,” he said. “To stay focused on a specific work task for eight hours is a huge challenge. In order to cope, we mix in things and pauses to make the work day more endurable. At the same time, we are having it hard to manage our private life outside of work.”
He added that: “My impression now is that it is easier to focus more intensely on the work that needs to be done and you have the stamina to do it and still have the energy left when leaving the office.”