Jobs and the Future of Work
每周四天工作制可能没有你想象中那么好
一些国家正在进行每周四天工作制的试点；有人声称更短的工作周将提高员工的生产力，改善人们的工作与生活平衡、提升幸福感并减少失业；但经济学教授说，在向全球推广之前，该概念需要进一步研究，其5个主要原因如下；他还表示，其他改善工作条件的方法可能更有效，包括灵活的退休计划、更多的法定假期和银行假日。
Wim Naudé is Professional Fellow at the Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), United Nations University.
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