A joint initiative between 4 Day Week Global and the 4 Day Week SA Coalition is inviting South African businesses to pilot a new working model in 2023 – with planning to start as early as November 2022.
“The four-day week is being adopted all over the world in a bid to improve productivity and wellness in the workplace. Now South Africans can try it too,” the group said.
“ is being recognised as a way of supporting and empowering workers, enhancing organisational productivity and having a positive impact on societies and the environment,” the group said. “Being an early adopter and market leader in reduced-hour, productivity-focused working establishes businesses as innovative, progressive and forward-thinking. The greatest risk is that your competitors try this before you do,” said Barnes.
“I don’t think South Africa as a country or an economy is ready for this on a large scale, and interested employers will want to test the waters before committing,” said Kruger. A key challenge for businesses looking to adopt the model is regulation. The country’s blue-collar workforce is highly regulated, and different working models are better suited for white-collar workers.
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