Re:Moving the World to a 4 Day Workweek – An Interview with ...
by nbrempel on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @03:29PM
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There is a business case for a shorter workweek. There are benefits like higher employee morale, less sick leave, more productive employees, etc.
But what about the case for simply hiring more workers to cover the dip in overall productivity?
The CEO-to-worker compensation ratio has increased almost 1000% since the 70s [1]. Surely this is due to the benefits in technology and automation. Don't the workers deserve to see some of those benefits in the form of shorter weeks?
But what about the case for simply hiring more workers to cover the dip in overall productivity?
The CEO-to-worker compensation ratio has increased almost 1000% since the 70s [1]. Surely this is due to the benefits in technology and automation. Don't the workers deserve to see some of those benefits in the form of shorter weeks?
[1] https://www.payscale.com/data-packages/ceo-pay