By: Rodney Hunter
Pertaining to the information and resources that are available, they are however limited. One
of the limited resources in our economy is time. That being said, if the United States decides to take the route of handling machines, our ability to do more and more of the tasks we used to increases, although our working week will remain the same. Surely there are good reasons to shorten the amount of time we spend in the office. Indeed there are plenty of reasons that working fewer hours each week will benefit you as well as your superior. European workers become eligible at 35 hours per week. In addition, workers in Europe are entitled to guaranteed vacation time in the amount of five weeks. In a nutshell, fewer hours are physically healthier, less prone to result in depression and heavy drinking, and said to provide better outcomes of mental and social tasks. One recent study found that most people have better neurological function whilst working approximately 25 hours a week. Reducing the length of one’s work week has long been a public partake in a number of European countries; including France, the Netherlands, and Germany.
My observation contains a few advantages if we did decide to limit our work week. One of the outputs could possibly mean that six hour work days result in less personal absence or sick leave.
One experiment I encountered online was that Sweden discovered that nurses who work six hour days took half as much of their sick time compared to nurses working eight hour days. Another mpoint would be that working long hours is actually dangerous for your health. That being said, long work hours in definition would mean doubling your chance of developing depression while increasing the risk of a stroke of some kind. Working less could possibly lead up to healthier choices, such as riding a bike, taking a run, or even just cooking a healthy meal. The work performance in productivity is also quite higher; for example studies of Germany and France. A study shows that a happy employee is more productive than an unsatisfied employee. If one could work less hours, I agree that people would be more productive and engage in more activities with their residents and fellow neighbors. The relationships between working less hours and working more hours are very hostile in most countries. But, the relationship with the employee and their family are not. Fewer work hours are better for our work and family life balance. A study inquired that 42% of employees said that work and family life exemplify interference, that’s where vacation time could partake a role in. I believe if families took more vacations or practiced at home self care that it would reduce the stress of the employees and spark their productive insight. Parents would have more time to spend with their children. Now for the employees wellbeing, less work means more time for themselves.
From my standpoint, I've worked in a variety of industries and I tend to stay with a company that allows me to work less and practice more personal time. Many times my stress level had been lower given more time to maintain a better work-life balance. The lower the stress level the larger improvement of overall well being and that would intentionally guide better production and save more money for the company.
Overall, my opinion on whether or not The United States laws be changed to require a shorter work week and longer vacation time, I believe will not change. Our country will not suffer if we decide to portray or focus on cutting down certain things. In fact, we never know what could happen if we decide to try something new like this. Maybe an incline in our economy would be the answer to this equation.
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