Each week, Dr Kirstin Ferguson tackles questions on the workplace, career and leadership in her advice column “Got a Minute?” This week: asking for a four-day week, a man worried about being labelled a misogynist, and a disappointing recruitment process.Our site currently works a standard 38-hour week and some team members would like the option of moving to a four-day week.
signed an agreement with the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association for a four-day working week trial.also recommended in their final report that women’s participation in the workforce and shared caring responsibilities could be addressed through a four-day week. So if your employer cares about seeing more women employed on your site , a four-day week could help.
You are not a misogynist if you seek to be treated with respect at work. It is irrelevant your colleague is a woman – she is behaving in a way that undoubtedly breaches any code of conduct or workplace policies you might have in place. Further, if your employer is aware of, and tolerating, her bullying behaviours they may be breaching workplace safety laws as well.