Panasonic introduces a four-day working week

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Panasonic in its branches in Japan is introducing a four-day working week, according to the Nikkei.com portal. This decision is aimed at helping employees in self-development, but also at allowing employers to acquire new talents from the labor market. In Poland, 68 percent were in favor of a similar idea. respondents.

At the meeting with investors, the president and CEO of the Panasonic group, Yuki Kusumi, announced a change in the company’s policy regarding an additional day off. According to Kusumi, the companies in the group will allow interested employees a four-day working week.

The motivation to introduce changes is to care for the well-being of employees and support them in their professional and personal development. Additionally, Panasonic companies are to become an attractive place on the labor market for specialists. Increasing competitiveness is crucial as more and more companies in Japan choose to shorten their working hours. One of the first was the Japanese branch of Yahoo and the Sampo Himawari Life Insurance company, which, since 2017, enable employees who care for children or aging relatives to work one day less.

Shorter working time also applies to other large countries around the world. According to the Nikkei.com portal, citing research conducted in 2019 by the University of Reading, over 60 percent UK companies that decided to cut their working hours to four days indicated an increase in employee productivity.

Is it time for Poland?

According to 68 percent respondents in Poland, a shorter working week would have a positive impact on their health – results from a survey conducted by Personnel Service at the end of last year. The interest in the third day off a week is the highest among the youngest. Definitely behind the four-day working week was every second person (53%) in the 25-34 age group. For 43 percent of people representing the 35-44 age group, this idea seemed tempting.

At the opposite extreme, 17 percent were found. people for whom a third day off a week does not seem like a good idea. As the authors of the report indicate, these were mainly people in the age group over 55. Among employers, this idea also had more opponents than supporters – 40 percent of them voiced against it. self-employed people.

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