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[zac's mum]

MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"2132951\" time=\"1713669684\" user_id=\"43981:

4 days a week. Assuming all in all operation hours/day is Mon-Fri. I send out email today but my colleague is off today so earliest response is the next day and how if next day I m off? Just a simple correspondence/decision/approval need to wait for a longer period ?

Usually if taking annual leave/mc, need to have colleague to cover urgent stuff. Non urgent will wait till return. So i guess 4 day work week will be same “covering” arrangement.

[MrsKiasu]

Sorry I m getting confused. Now is 4days in office and 1 day work at home right? So, my post on longer period for email response can be deleted.

[zac's mum]

No confusion. Some young ppl are indeed pushing for 4 day work week. Not 4+1.


I dunno if they are willing to take pro-rated pay. Or are they intending to work longer hours on those 4 days so that they have 3-day weekend untouched.

When i switched to part time basis, my arrangement with my boss was 3-day work week, but salary, annual leave, childcare leave were all pro-rated to 3/5 of the original package.

[Coolkidsrock2]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2132955\" time=\"1713670599\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2132955 time=1713670599 user_id=53606]
Usually if taking annual leave/mc, need to have colleague to cover urgent stuff. Non urgent will wait till return. So i guess 4 day work week will be same “covering” arrangement.[/quote]

But annual leave / urgent leave is short-term coverage.

If it is to be a long-term arrangement, then may need to hire part-time / contractual staff to not disrupt operation?

[MrsKiasu]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2132959\" time=\"1713672795\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2132959 time=1713672795 user_id=53606]
No confusion. Some young ppl are indeed pushing for 4 day work week. Not 4+1.

I dunno if they are willing to take pro-rated pay. Or are they intending to work longer hours on those 4 days so that they have 3-day weekend untouched.

When i switched to part time basis, my arrangement with my boss was 3-day work week, but salary, annual leave, childcare leave were all pro-rated to 3/5 of the original package.[/quote]

Oic thanks.

[zac's mum]

Coolkidsrock2\" post_id=\"2132960\" time=\"1713673837\" user_id=\"48901:

But annual leave / urgent leave is short-term coverage.

If it is to be a long-term arrangement, then may need to hire part-time / contractual staff to not disrupt operation?

My employer runs the business on a “redundancy” basis, ie no employee is indispensable. We always have a cover who can fill in for the urgent duties of our job scope (yes, even the boss). So if anyone out of action, the business continues running, clients are still served/serviced. No disruption to operations.

Edit: i guess what u are worried about is if a company runs from Mon-Thurs only. The solution is to rotate or stagger the 4 days amongst the employees. So 1 guy work Mon-Thurs, another guy work Wed-Sat, etc. Like that my company can run 7 days a week if need be, still competitive, ya?

[pirate]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2132959\" time=\"1713672795\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2132959 time=1713672795 user_id=53606]
No confusion. Some young ppl are indeed pushing for 4 day work week. Not 4+1.

I dunno if they are willing to take pro-rated pay. Or are they intending to work longer hours on those 4 days so that they have 3-day weekend untouched.[/quote]

What I have noticed since young is that there is a marked difference between 打工仔 or employee mentality versus self-employed mentality.

Both aspire to be paid as much as possible for as little work as possible. The difference is the latter realizes that it is not an entitlement, but is entirely dependent on oneself.

There is nothing wrong with a 4-day, 3-day or even 1-day work week, so long as young people understand that other people will only pay you for what value you actually create. So if you can create enough value in one day's work to support your desired lifestyle level for a week, go for it.

I think most young people are sensible enough to realize this. So I don't worry about them so much.

[Coolkidsrock2]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2132963\" time=\"1713674614\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2132963 time=1713674614 user_id=53606]
My employer runs the business on a “redundancy” basis, ie no employee is indispensable. We always have a cover who can fill in for the urgent duties of our job scope (yes, even the boss). So if anyone out of action, the business continues running, clients are still served/serviced. No disruption to operations.

Edit: i guess what u are worried about is if a company runs from Mon-Thurs only. The solution is to rotate or stagger the 4 days amongst the employees. So 1 guy work Mon-Thurs, another guy work Wed-Sat, etc. Like that my company can run 7 days a week if need be, still competitive, ya?[/quote]

Agreed with you nobody is indispensible and there will always be policies, procedures, desk-top manuals to ensure continuity. Plus processes can be reviewed and updated taking into account the new work arrangement.

Am just a bit concerned that the same workload spread over fewer resources on a daily basis eg 1 headcount less every day.

[SG_KP1]

For those who think the 4-day work week is coming (manager/owner perspective), they seem to believe productivity on Friday is already terrible. Personally, for many (office) businesses, I don’t think the hours need to be extended. Instead, people just need to be more efficient with their time in the office. If the change is made, I can also see many companies shutting down the 4-day weekend and possibly work from home. I.e. Thursday leave is no longer approved (absent emergencies).


For businesses with a lot of opportunities, there may still be (some) employees working 5-days per week. Of course, there are other businesses that will need to run 7-days per week.

[Zeit]

Schootopia\" post_id=\"2132943\" time=\"1713622503\" user_id=\"143961:

There is a lot to suggest that tribalism is at play:
* Korea is a tech powerhouse. Taiwan is so advanced in tech hardware and software that people say they have a \"silicone shield\". Do they suffer from an South Asian infestation?

On Taiwan, the DPP is intending to import 100,000 Indians to Taiwan in the coming years to fill jobs that locals can't do or don't want to take up. They have deliberately picked the province right next to India/Bhutan in the north where there are many Christian Indians than Hindu Indians residing as their source for Indian Talent, in hope that they could better assimilate into the 96% Han Taiwanese society.

As for Korea, like Japan, they do import some Indians but not many.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/japan-aims-to-attract-skilled-tech-talent-from-india-and-se-asia-new-visa-reforms-explained/ar-BB1lqSfp
https://www.chosun.com/english/national-en/2024/03/25/V752RCF4R5BWFBBUNOIEBOBBUA/