{"id":1826536,"date":"2023-01-27T16:50:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T21:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1826536"},"modified":"2023-01-27T16:55:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T21:55:19","slug":"maryland-lawmakers-suggest-four-day-workweek-program-where-people-work-less-and-receive-the-same-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maryland-lawmakers-suggest-four-day-workweek-program-where-people-work-less-and-receive-the-same-pay\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Lawmakers Suggest Four-Day Workweek Program Where People Work Less And Receive The Same Pay"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmaryland-lawmakers-suggest-four-day-workweek-program-where-people-work-less-and-receive-the-same-pay%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1826536&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>The Lawmakers <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/maryland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryland<\/a> Are weighing legislation that would encourage private companies and government agencies. <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/business\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">employers<\/a> Adopt a four-day workweek.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, there have been more proposals to create a four-day work week with eight-hour days. Compensation would not be cut from the previous levels. This is after a study worldwide found that earnings increased for participants. State Senator Shelly Hetherman (D) along with several Maryland General Assembly members <a href=\"https:\/\/mgaleg.maryland.gov\/2023RS\/bills\/sb\/sb0197f.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">introduced<\/a> the Four\u2013Day Workweek Act for the purpose of \u201cpromoting, incentivizing, and supporting\u201d Experiment with the arrangement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s growing evidence that reducing work hours boosts both happiness and productivity. Let\u2019s try it,\u201d State Del. Vaughn Stewart (D). <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DelegateStewart\/status\/1619019079104491526\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contended<\/a> On social media<\/p>\n<p>State tax credits up to $750,000 per annum are available for businesses who reduce their workforce from 40 hours to 32, and do not have a reduction in staff. \u201creduction in pay or benefits.\u201d The Maryland Department of Labor would manage the initiative. Government agencies may also be able to participate in the project and track their results.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of four-day workweek frameworks emphasize the arrangement\u2019s benefits for employee wellbeing and work-life balance. According to A.I., 45% of workers mention lackluster flexibility as a reason they quit their jobs. 48% refer to childcare difficulties. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2022\/03\/09\/majority-of-workers-who-quit-a-job-in-2021-cite-low-pay-no-opportunities-for-advancement-feeling-disrespected\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">survey<\/a> Pew Research Center. All of the above international <a href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/60b956cbe7bf6f2efd86b04e\/t\/6387a0e53881be1284cb046e\/1669832945858\/The+Four+Day+Week-+Assessing+Global+Trials+of+Reduced+Work+Time+with+No+Reduction+in+Pay+%E2%80%93+A+%E2%80%93+30112022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">study<\/a> The experiment resulted in an increase of revenues of 8% for the companies that participated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWork time reduction has long been promoted as a multiple dividend reform, with the potential to bring social, economic and climate benefits,\u201d researchers said. \u201cSocial benefits include less stress and burnout for employees, as well as more time for family, community, and self. Economic benefits depend on the form of work time reduction. Where it is accomplished without loss or even gains in productivity, it is beneficial for companies\u2019 bottom lines.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another finding is that flexible work arrangements can cause headaches for managers: 85% say they are considering shifting to hybrid work. \u201chas made it challenging to have confidence that employees are being productive,\u201d According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/worklab\/work-trend-index\/hybrid-work-is-just-work\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">study<\/a> Microsoft<\/p>\n<p>A panel was featured at the most recent World Economic Forum conference held in Davos (Switzerland), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/four-day-workweek-world-economic-forum-weighs-the-merits-of-the-upper-class-working-less\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">event<\/a> Concerning the possibility to adopt a four-day work week. Karien van Gennip (Dutch Employment Minister) acknowledged that the proposal was not abandoned \u201cvery much a discussion for the upper class\u201d Traditional arrangements are still required for many occupations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you look at many of the jobs that are service jobs, they are still in-person service jobs,\u201d According to the official. \u201cIt\u2019s much more difficult to go toward those flexibility hours and also, if you would go to a four-day work week, if you consider the discussions we also have on minimum wage and on living wage, then you have to be quite serious about what it means for the pay per hour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk is one of the leading skeptics regarding calls for workplace flexibility. He has made it mandatory that his employees complete their tasks at home. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/read-it-elon-musk-tells-twitter-staff-to-work-long-hours-at-high-intensity-or-hit-the-road\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expect<\/a> To work \u201clong hours at high intensity.\u201d The billionaire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/musk-remote-work-is-no-longer-acceptable-at-tesla\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">informed<\/a> Workers at Tesla, an electric carmaker, work remotely. \u201cno longer\u201d Acceptable and commented on by those who disagree with the new policies \u201cshould pretend to work somewhere else.\u201d He too <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/freedom-of-speech-and-freedom-of-reach-elon-musk-tells-twitter-employees-users-should-be-able-to-tweet-pretty-outrageous-things\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> Employees of Twitter who are working \u201con location physically\u201d This arrangement is far better than other arrangements.<\/p>\n<p>As technology companies grow, there are more jobs for white-collar workers. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/the-white-house-brushed-off-concerns-about-mass-firings-at-microsoft-and-amazon-now-google-is-laying-off-employees-too\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dismiss<\/a> To reduce payroll expenses, it is a good idea to eliminate large numbers of redundant employees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lawmakers in Maryland are weighing legislation that would encourage government agencies and private employers to adopt a four-day workweek. Proposals for a four-day week of eight-hour days, during which compensation would not be reduced from former levels, have increased in recent years after a worldwide study found that earnings improved for participating companies. State Sen. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":1826539,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[15634,3673,4837,5280,4370,6644,5563,15631],"class_list":["post-1826536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-four-day","tag-lawmakers","tag-maryland","tag-pay","tag-people","tag-program","tag-receive","tag-workweek"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1826536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/99"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1826536"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1826536\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1826539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1826536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1826536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1826536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}