Unilever tests the four-day workweek
subsidiary of New Zealand Giantagricultural food and the makeup Unilever announced on Tuesday that it would test a four-day workweek, with no pay cuts for employees, and addressed a proposal to that effect from New Zealand’s centre-left government to revive the economy. The group determines that 81 employees will be eligible for this trial, which is supposed to start in December and last for a year.
Depending on the results in New ZealandA company can offer the four-day workweek anywhere else in the world. “Our aim is to measure performance in production, not on time. We believe the old way of working is gone and no longer relevant,” said Nick Pang, CEO of Unilever New Zealand.
The pandemic is changing work culture
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in May raised the possibility of switching to a four-day week to help revive an economy burdened by coronavirus restrictions, including seven weeks of confinement. I encouraged creative ideas that would enhance flexibility in the business.
The Labor Party leader was reappointed after winning the legislative elections in October. Nick Bangs said momentum is in place for a shorter work week as the pandemic disrupts the work culture in the office. “It is an exciting moment for our team, and a way to validate the catalytic role that Covid-19 has played in disrupting practices in the world of work,” he said.
The company hopes its employees will gain in productivity if it allows them more flexibility. The results of this trial will be analyzed by the University of Technology Sydney. “We look forward to sharing the lessons of this experience with other New Zealand companies, in the hope of inspiring others to think about their way of doing business,” he added.
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