Finns will be given a third day off so that they can devote time to themselves and their family
It is quite obvious that the new Finnish government is working for the people. Otherwise, how else can we explain the fact that the country is about to introduce a 4-day working week, which will allow residents of Suomi to rest more and be with their family more often. The question of changing the length of the working week was raised by 34-year—old Sanna Marin, the new Prime minister of the country.
Here we have an exotic case for us, when politicians who have come to power not only do not forget about election promises, but also try to work for the benefit of their people. Now Finland has a 5-day working week, with a working day duration of 8 hours. But the Finns have a good close example — neighboring Sweden, where they have already introduced a 6-hour working day and unexpectedly received an increase in productivity.
Prime Minister Sanna Marin ranks second in the list of the youngest heads of Government. This woman is not only a politician and leader of the center-left coalition, but also a wife and a loving mother. Therefore, the problem of free time is familiar to Marin firsthand. Of course, after reducing the working week, she will not work less, but she will help many Finns who are torn between family and work.
Sanna Marin has a family, so she is well acquainted with the problem of free time
This is what the Prime Minister told reporters when they asked her to comment on the upcoming changes. Despite his rather young age for a politician, Marin is far from a novice. Before heading the Government, she served as Minister of Transport. Even then, Marin was in favor of shortening the working week. Her ideas are warmly supported by another young female politician - Lee Andersson, head of the Left Alliance party.
In Sweden, an experiment with reducing working hours to 6 hours began in 2015. The results of the changes were not long in coming — the Swedes began to feel much happier and freer, and the productivity of their work increased markedly.
In November 2019, employees of the Japanese division of Microsoft were transferred to a 4-day working week. The purpose of the innovation, according to the managers, was to help employees create a balance between work and personal life. And again, luck — the productivity of employees immediately increased by 39%.
Recently, there has been a tendency in the world to revise the norms and rules that are familiar to everyone. To the surprise of many, what was considered optimal and indestructible often turns out to be very, very controversial and can easily be replaced with more effective and convenient solutions.
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