Gleaming Facts About 5 Day Working In A Week

Yesterday I received a personal query from my one group member on HR Professional’s Network that how five day working can be beneficial for any organization specially for manufacturing / production concern ? and what are the ways to implement 5 days working in the organization while they are working 6 days a week ? Well more than a decade back into economic reforms, China used to have a standard 6-day work week. Then the entire country switched to a 5-day work week in 1995. It does not seem to have had a negative effect on the economy but China has achieved non-stop growth of 10% annually and still so forth . Plummeting the number of working hours does not entail that less work will be get done, or that output will be declined . It depends upon quality of work & level of commitment furnished by workers in 5 day working . 

But before getting such corner stone specially in manufacturing concern , HR has to figure out the current efficiency level of the organization & after getting an agreement on certain raise in an efficiency of organization by Operation Head , Production , supply chain and other stake holders on the less working hours it can be done easily. Everyone has to take his responsibility to make sure the promised output.

For Manufacturing or Production concern we can have rotating off days during the week for the production people or can have 1 or 2 mandatory days off which can be taken by mutual understanding of the employee and his/her supervisor. Another option that is to have alternate weekends off, this is implemented commonly in several companies in the manufacturing / production sector. To accommodate production needs, we may still need to operate the factory on the 6th day, but we can arrange shifts. Or save more money by operating 5 days for longer hours, with 2 shifts.

Following are the some benefits and advantages which can be derived by five day working in a week .

• Work Stress will be diminished on employees.

• More pressure they will be taken for maximum output because they will be enjoying 2 off in a week .

• While the obvious impact of 5 day week is the reduction in overhead costs(transportation, utilities, meal ,tea etc),

• It also reduces the number of off days taken by the employees, turn over and absenteeism ultimately increase the attendance ratio

• Certainly an unique attraction for right candidates as well as the a great retention tool for current employees

• Employees will be Saving the transportation and clothing cost

• Employees will be feel valued then it will bring employee engagement in return.

• It will flourish the positivity in the environment of organization

• Work life balance will emerge.

• It will give an edge to organization on competitors.

Without any doubt, I do affirm that if employees do work for 54 hours, then they will be tired, they will be less productive, they will be more likely to have accidents, socially distressed, and to get sick and take time off. So by strenuous and not engage workers one can have waning returns only.We should provide emplyees such environment that every day employees should not push themselves to go on work rather they estatic to get on work on time every sweetand shiny  morning.

By: Syed Shahzad Ali
HR Expert