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A company in France applies a working regime of only 4 days/week

Every day, thousands of packages leave the packaging and delivery center in France. The job of most workers here is to prepare and pack orders for computer components. Normally, workers come to work by fixed hours 5 days a week. However, 1 year ago, they were suddenly informed that from now on they will only work 4 days a week, working hours will be reduced from 35 hours to 32 hours / week – that is, the number of working hours per day will increase more, but be 1 extra day off per week and salary remains the same.

For Mr. Johann Peters, Employee – LDLC Group, France, having an extra day off every Wednesday is an unprecedented wonderful thing. After 1 year of application, employees can rest well and feel the care of the company, so they work more productively, increasing profits by 40%. He said: “I have more time for my own life, doing the things that need to be done, above all, more time to take care of the children.”

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Even Mrs. Myriam Letondot – Trade Union Representative – LDLC Group, France was surprised by the company’s decision to reduce the number of working days. “You can see people are more relaxed, less conflicted. People go to work without feeling uncomfortable.”

When the Chairman of LDLC Corporation decided to let employees work 4 days a week, with wages remaining the same, he understood that he could lose profits. But after a year, he now says the opposite has happened, annual profits have increased by 40% without having to hire more workers.

“I can only think that I have turned lead into gold. I think that when people’s interests in work come first, when focusing on taking care of employees, in reality productivity will be achieved. Labor productivity isn’t just about hours worked. When employees smile at customers, even on the phone, I understand that I’ve benefited.”

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