Good News for Employees! Centre's New Labour Codes to Allow 4-Day Work Per Work

NEW DELHI: The Centre may soon come up with a new labour code which will allow employees to work a maximum of 48 hours per week or 4 days in a week.

Union labour secretary Apurva Chandra said on February 8 that this provision will comprise a work limit of 48 hours per week, adding that organisations would have three choices - deploying employees for four days at 12 hours per day, five days at around 10 hours per day and six days at eight hours per day.

Further, the Union labour secretary said that the Centre is not forcing employers or employees to comply with the provision adding that this was being brought in to provide flexibility and to be in sync with changing work culture in the country.

Notably, those working for four days will have to be given three days off by their employers while those working for five days will have to be given two off days before they move on to the next week, the labour secretary said. However, as the codes are in the draft phase there are chances of changes in the final rules.

Is a four-day working week feasible?

Well this may be a topic of debate but to many, it is a dream situation- From increased productivity levels and fewer sick days to happier staff and reduced costs, it's difficult to deny how advantageous they can be.

As Vouchercloud's 2017 study proved, the average employee only spends 2 hours and 53 minutes each day working productively, so what's the harm in implementing a method that could improve that? In today's day and age, businesses need to be pro-active in recognizing what research says and acting on it accordingly. No employer wants to have unmotivated staff, after all, intentionally taking days off sick to get some time to themselves – it's just not a constructive work model to have.

Thanks to technology, the working world is now changing for the better. But with that, businesses need to avoid getting left behind, by realizing that the traditional five-day workweek no longer works in the same way it used to.   

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