Should the four-day workweek matter to your business?
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The four-day workweek has been a topic of discussion across the globe since the Covid-19 pandemic changed the way many businesses approached their way of working. This year, a number of companies in South Africa adopted the shorter week as a pilot project and reward-management experts at Remchannel did a countrywide survey among corporate employers to get insights into their thinking around a 32-hour workweek.
Listen to this Big Business Insights podcast hosted by Blessing Utete, host and Managing Executive at Old Mutual Corporate Consultants in conversation with Remchannel’s Managing Director Designate, Lindiwe Sebesho, as they discuss what the survey reveals and whether the four-day workweek is gaining traction, plus how decision-makers should view it within their overall EVP.
Topics covered include:
What the four-day workweek is and how it’s playing out in businessInteresting findings that have come out of Remchannel’s survey What SA corporates think about the ideaWhy the four-day workweek is actually part of a bigger employee conversationHow businesses and decision-makers can gauge if it’s the right choice for their business, and what to do if it isn’t.
Listen now.
Listen to this Big Business Insights podcast hosted by Blessing Utete, host and Managing Executive at Old Mutual Corporate Consultants in conversation with Remchannel’s Managing Director Designate, Lindiwe Sebesho, as they discuss what the survey reveals and whether the four-day workweek is gaining traction, plus how decision-makers should view it within their overall EVP.
Topics covered include:
What the four-day workweek is and how it’s playing out in businessInteresting findings that have come out of Remchannel’s survey What SA corporates think about the ideaWhy the four-day workweek is actually part of a bigger employee conversationHow businesses and decision-makers can gauge if it’s the right choice for their business, and what to do if it isn’t.
Listen now.
Chapters
- 00:03 Introduction from Blessing Utete
- 01:10 What is the four-day workweek?
- 02:29 Lindiwe Sebesho explains the survey run by Remchannel and what they were looking for
- 04:18 Unpacking the insights that came out of the survey
- 06:31 How much buy-in is there amongst South African corporates?
- 08:30 Are there trends that companies can consider as part of the EVP?
- 09:21 The insights relating to the pandemic that came out of Remchannel's 2021 survey
- 12:15 In terms of work-life balance, Lindiwe shares her sense of where these things really landed for companies
- 13:22 How can employers look at these points and significantly change the EVPs?
- 16:52 What are the key takeouts that employers need to think about when they consider the concept of employee value proposition?
