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4 Day Work Week Proving A Success In Microsoft Japan
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12:45, 2 Dec 2019
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In a country that’s known to have one of the hardest working society, workers at Microsoft Japan enjoyed an enviable perk this summer: working four days a week, enjoying a three-day weekend — and getting their normal, five-day paycheck. The result, the company says, was a productivity boost of 40%. Microsoft Japan says it became more efficient in several areas, including lower electricity costs, which fell by 23%. And as its workers took five Fridays off in August, they printed nearly 60 percent fewer pages.
Presenter: Richard Bradbury, Jeff Sandhu, & Freda Liu
Producer: Christine Wong
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4 Day Work Week Proving A Success In Microsoft Japan
8 mins
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12:45, 2 Dec 2019
In a country that’s known to have one of the hardest working society, workers at Microsoft Japan enjoyed an enviable perk this summer: working four days a week, enjoying a three-day weekend — and getting their normal, five-day paycheck. The result, the company says, was a productivity boost of 40%. Microsoft Japan says it became more efficient in several areas, including lower electricity costs, which fell by 23%. And as its workers took five Fridays off in August, they printed nearly 60 percent fewer pages.
Presenter: Richard Bradbury, Jeff Sandhu, & Freda Liu
Producer: Christine Wong
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