Germany is testing the introduction of a four-day working week

This is reported by the publication Tagesschau.

Last year, Germany conducted a survey which showed that 81% of workers would like to reduce the working week by a day. At the same time, almost 73% of those surveyed said that they would agree to a reduction in working hours only if they retained their salaries.

50 companies decided to test this model of working with a salary.

In general, there are two models of four-day working week in the world:

• when a person works four days of 9 hours, thus reducing the working week to 40 hours;
• when the work schedule does not change and the person works only 32 hours per week.

Laura Wentz, Professor of Work and Organisational Psychology, said that reducing the working week to four days has a positive impact on satisfaction and health, and helps to maintain a balance between personal life and work.