大多数国家和地区都是五天工作制,一个星期工作五天、休息两天。
最近,全球大约70家公司试行四天工作制,而英国和美国的专家们将对这种新的工作制进行观察。
一星期只工作四天能维持工作效率,有助于经济的发展吗?
四天工作制指的是工作80%的时间,但是领取100%的工资,原本五天的工作量需要在四天内完成。
这两年的全球疫情让很多企业和员工都体会到了灵活工作的好处,现在或许是时候尝试一种新的工作方式了。
有人认为这样做可以提高工作效率,因为如果完成任务,就能享受额外的一天,这是一个很大的动力。
你可以用这一天做家务,陪伴家人,与更多朋友会面。
当你能充分享受休息时间后,你也会很享受工作的时间。
对于很多岗位来说,你都可以实现在80%的时间内完成100%的工作量。
这样做不但可以提高工作效率,还能节约公司的成本,对公司和员工的长期发展都有好处。
这种新的四天工作制是否真的能有那么多好处呢?
让我们拭目以待。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 大 | dà | big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest |
| 多数 | duō shù | majority; most |
| 国家 | guó jiā | country; nation; state |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 地区 | dì qū | region; area (informal or geographical term) |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 五 | wǔ | five / 5 |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | job / work / task |
| 制 | zhì | system |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 星期 | xīng qī | week |
| 休息 | xiū xi | to rest |
| 两 | liǎng | two / both / some / a few |
| 最近 | zuì jìn | recently |
| 全球 | quán qiú | worldwide; global |
| 大约 | dà yuē | approximately |
| 家 | jiā | classifier for families or businesses |
| 公司 | gōng sī | company; firm; corporation |
| 试 | shì | to test / to try |
| 行 | xíng | (bound form) to do; to perform |
| 四 | sì | four / 4 |
| 而 | ér | and / as well as |
| 英国 | Yīng guó | United Kingdom (UK); Britain |
| 美国 | Měi guó | United States; USA; US |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 专家 | zhuān jiā | expert; specialist |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 将 | jiāng | will / shall |
| 对 | duì | towards; at; for / concerning; regarding |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 种 | zhǒng | classifier for types, kinds, sorts |
| 新 | xīn | new; newly |
| 进行 | jìn xíng | (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc) |
| 观察 | guān chá | to observe; to watch; to survey |
| 只 | zhǐ | only; merely; just |
| 能 | néng | can / to be able to / might possibly |
| 维持 | wéi chí | to keep; to maintain; to preserve |
| 效率 | xiào lǜ | efficiency |
| 有助 | yǒu zhù | helpful / beneficial / conducive to |
| 于 | yú | (of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by |
| 经济 | jīng jì | economy |
| 发展 | fā zhǎn | development / growth |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 指 | zhǐ | to point at or to / to indicate or refer to |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 领取 | lǐng qǔ | to receive; to draw; to get |
| 工资 | gōng zī | wages; pay |
| 原本 | yuán běn | originally |
| 量 | liàng | capacity / quantity / amount |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need; to want; to demand; to require |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 内 | nèi | within |
| 完成 | wán chéng | to complete; to accomplish |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 疫情 | yì qíng | epidemic situation |
| 让 | ràng | to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) |
| 很多 | hěn duō | many; a lot of |
| 企业 | qǐ yè | company; firm; enterprise; corporation |
| 员工 | yuán gōng | staff; personnel; employee |
| 体会 | tǐ huì | to know from experience / to learn through experience / to realize |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 灵活 | líng huó | flexible / nimble / agile |
| 好处 | hǎo chù | benefit; advantage; merit / gain; profit |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 或许 | huò xǔ | perhaps; maybe |
| 时候 | shí hou | time / length of time / moment / period |
| 尝试 | cháng shì | to try; to attempt |
| 方式 | fāng shì | way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc) |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 认为 | rèn wéi | to believe; to think; to consider; to feel |
| 这样 | zhè yàng | this way; like this; so |
| 做 | zuò | to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can / may / possible / able to |
| 提高 | tí gāo | to raise / to increase / to improve |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 任务 | rèn wu | mission; assignment; task; duty; role |
| 就 | jiù | in that case; then |
| 享受 | xiǎng shòu | to enjoy / to live it up |
| 额外 | é wài | extra / added / additional |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 动力 | dòng lì | motive power / (fig.) motivation; impetus |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 用 | yòng | to use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using |
| 家务 | jiā wù | household duties / housework |
| 陪伴 | péi bàn | to accompany |
| 家人 | jiā rén | family member |
| 与 | yǔ | (formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast) |
| 更多 | gèng duō | more; greater in amount, degree, or number |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 会面 | huì miàn | to meet with |
| 当 | dāng | when / during / ought / should / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / just at |
| 充分 | chōng fèn | fully / to the full |
| 后 | hòu | afterwards / after |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 对于 | duì yú | regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to |
| 岗位 | gǎng wèi | a post; a job |
| 来说 | lái shuō | for; from the point of view of; in the case of |
| 实现 | shí xiàn | to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about |
| 不但 | bù dàn | not only (... but also ...) |
| 还 | hái | still, still in progress, yet |
| 节约 | jié yuē | to economize / to conserve (resources) |
| 成本 | chéng běn | (manufacturing, production etc) costs |
| 长期 | cháng qī | long-term; for a protracted period |
| 是否 | shì fǒu | whether (or not) / if / is or isn't |
| 真的 | zhēn de | really; truly; indeed |
| 那么 | nà me | like that; in that way; to that extent |
| 多 | duō | many; much; more; a lot of |
| 呢 | ne | (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
| 拭目以待 | shì mù yǐ dài | lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see |