The vast majority of companies, 73.5%, see it as unfeasible to adopt a four-day work week with the same salary. This is confirmed by a report by Adecco and Infoempleo published this Tuesday. Nor does 61.46% of the self-employed believe it possible.
Among the workers things change: the number of companies clashes with the will of the workers, who in 67% of the cases want it. While the change in labor schemes is already being tested, even with public funds, the debate is served.
The reason that appears as a great barrier is the lack of profit margin to maintain salaries, which 42% of signatures point to. It also affects the fact that there is no margin of productivity (28%), there are not enough workers to cover the day that is cut (19%) or it is not sustainable for reasons of safety and health for workers (8%).
Despite the fact that the four days do not have unanimous support, measures are not ruled out halfway. 44% of companies choose to offer flexible hours to put the pandemic and price crisis behind them once and for all. To attract talent, it is also proposed to offer variable remuneration (31.1%), a "substantial modification" of working conditions (24.5%) and the possibility of teleworking (21.9%).
The truth is that this last variable is not as widespread as some think. 66% of companies confirm that they currently do not facilitate teleworking, mainly because the nature of their activity does not allow it. Hence, in 2022, 73% of companies will deactivate remote work, as explained by employees. "Three years after the start of the pandemic, teleworking does not seem to have been implemented as massively as expected in our country," it is stated.
One point that stands out is that almost half do not charge teleworking expenses that the company has to cover by law. 42.52% of the workers consulted say that they have not received the economic compensation that, according to the Remote Work Law, in force since October 2020, companies must provide to people who work from home for more than 30% of their day.
The report also states that the great resignation is increasingly a distant possibility. Only 29% of companies note an increase in workers who have resigned in the last year, while 65% of employees would consider resigning if good conditions in flexible hours or professional growth do not offer it.
