Big Ideas - Full program podcast   /     The 4-Day-Week − creating a better work life balance or just more stress?

Description

Pressing a full-time  workload into four days sounds like simply adding more stress to your job – even if you keep your pay. But many people who have tried this model say that one would need to pay them double their salary to make them go back to a standard work week. And businesses enjoy better staff retention and get a completive edge on the job market.Presented by UQ ChangeMakersSpeakersDebbie BaileyConsultant Partner, 4 Day Week GlobalShannan QuainChief People Officer, Australian Digital Health AgencyAssociate Professor James KirbyClinical Psychologist and the Co-Director of the Compassionate Mind Research Group, University of QueenslandProfessor Tyler Okimoto (host)Associate Dean (Academic), Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, University of Queensland

Summary

Pressing a full-time  workload into four days sounds like simply adding more stress to your job – even if you keep your pay. But many people who have tried this model say that one would need to pay them double their salary to make them go back to a standard work week. And businesses enjoy better staff retention and get a completive edge on the job market. Presented by UQ ChangeMakers Speakers Debbie Bailey Consultant Partner, 4 Day Week Global Shannan Quain Chief People Officer, Australian Digital Health Agency Associate Professor James Kirby Clinical Psychologist and the Co-Director of the Compassionate Mind Research Group, University of Queensland Professor Tyler Okimoto (host) Associate Dean (Academic), Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, University of Queensland

Subtitle
Pressing a full-time  workload into four days sounds like simply adding more stress to your job – even if you keep your pay. But many people who have tried this model say that one would need to pay them double their salary to make them go back to a s
Duration
0:52:49
Publishing date
2024-11-18 17:00
Link
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/bigideas/4-day-week-better-work-life-balance-or-more-stress/104453528
Contributors
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Enclosures
https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/42/Z/vi.mp3
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