MADRID, 18 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
62% of Spaniards would take advantage of a four-day work week without loss of salary and with the same level of productivity, according to a survey carried out by InfoJobs.
For their part, 40% would reject working four days if that entails a reduction in salary, whether proportional to the number of hours worked or not, while 22% would consider it, although the four-day work week raises doubts.
The Director of Communication and Studies at InfoJobs, Mónica Pérez, explains that the four-day workday is still “in its embryonic phase” and its development requires “detailed observation and analysis” to determine its impact on employment.
“If approached correctly, the four-day workday can be an excellent flexibility tool, as is already the case with teleworking, and also a formula for generating new jobs, if it is necessary to maintain the activity for five or more days a week,” adds Pérez.
The main reason for opting for the four-day working day is the possibility of being able to reconcile personal life, as pointed out by 83% of those surveyed.
For 78%, those four working days would allow them to better organize themselves with their children or dependents. 75% point out that they would have more motivation with a four-day week, while 64% bet on being able to work the hours agreed by contract without overtime.
Respondents give less importance to increased workload and less digital disconnection, with 14% and 12% of mentions, respectively.
By age, the four-day-a-week working day has more support among workers between 35 and 44 years old, who consider that it will have a positive impact on their motivation, according to 79% of the mentions, and productivity, for 72 %.
Among older workers, the working day does not receive the same acceptance and they show reluctance regarding the positive impact it can have on motivation, according to 64% of the responses, and digital disconnection, for 46%.
The InfoJobs survey also shows that women value the four-day week because it would allow them to reconcile more easily, according to 85% of the mentions compared to 80% of men, and because of the family organization, with 80% of responses female versus 76% male responses.
