One company, with offices in both Toronto and Winnipeg, has been working aBrandish, a strategic consultancy agency, first introduced the shorter work week as a test, but then made the decision to stick to it full-time in September 2021 after seeing the positive effects it had on the team.
“It’s allowed me an extra day to spend on the things I enjoy like spending time with family, friends, working out and getting outside,” Manager of Projects, Michelle Perron, told CTV News Toronto, speaking of how the shorter week has affected her.WHAT WAS IT LIKE AT THE START? At the start, Perron said the biggest challenge was adapting the existing timelines to account for the fewer working hours during the week.
“Team members are definitely more creative since we’ve instituted the [four-day work week]. I feel a noticeable improvement in the quality of our problem solving and overall work output over the past year,” he said.
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