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Australians are working longer hours, so is it finally time for a four-day work week?

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If you feel like you’re working like crazy, but getting nowhere fast, you’re far from alone. It turns out that Australians work many more hours, per week, than our counterparts in Germany and Japan.

But a new study has shown the benefits of a four-day work week.

Today, economics writer Millie Muroi, on why the government keeps going on about productivity. And whether a shorter work week, which has already been adopted in other countries, could be heading our way.

Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/

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Manage episode 498114182 series 2444251
Content provided by The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and Sydney Morning Herald. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and Sydney Morning Herald or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

If you feel like you’re working like crazy, but getting nowhere fast, you’re far from alone. It turns out that Australians work many more hours, per week, than our counterparts in Germany and Japan.

But a new study has shown the benefits of a four-day work week.

Today, economics writer Millie Muroi, on why the government keeps going on about productivity. And whether a shorter work week, which has already been adopted in other countries, could be heading our way.

Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  continue reading

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