We’ve heard of many companies that tried the four-day work week to see if it increased productivity, and many of them showed positive results.
But instead of reducing the number of work days a week, this company decided to reduce the number of working hours every day!
Source: Vulcan Post
The company from Germany allows its employees to work ONLY five hours a day, provided that they give up their phones and keep small talk with their colleagues to a minimum.
Additionally, they can only check their emails twice a day while meetings are limited to 15 minutes or shorter.
According to Business Insider, the chief officer of the Bielefeld-based consulting firm, Rheingans Digital Enabler, said he implemented a shorter workday so that he could spend more time with his children.
But in order for his company to run at the same efficiency in a smaller time frame, he requires them to put away their phones to ensure they are completely focused on their work.
Source: European Business
We don’t know if this new implementation actually increased work efficiency among the employees, but I’m sure they’d take a five-hour work day without their phones over prolonged hours at the office anytime.
Which would you pick? Five hours of work a day with no phone, or nine or more hours of work a day with your phone?
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