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    Yahoo in Japan contemplates four-day work weeks

    Mansi Motwani
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    Last updated on Sep 27, 2016, 10:57 am
    Yahoo in Japan contemplates four-day work weeks
  • According to sources, Yahoo Japan Corp. is deliberating four-day work weeks for its 5,800 employees altogether.

    Yahoo wants to execute this system in stages spanning several years; wages haven't been determined yet.

    This move comes following Yahoo's efforts to get competent professionals on board and also to prevent their employees from quitting.

    This company is a subsidiary of Softbank Group Corporation.

  • In this article
    The meaning of a work week Yahoo in Japan contemplates four-day work weeks Perks to be received by Yahoo employees What studies have shown Corporations that offer shorter work weeks How well do these companies work?
  • Definition

    The meaning of a work week

  • Ideally, the United States of America has a 40-hour work week where people have to work for 8 hours each day for 5 days. Slowly but surely, this time frame is seeing a change.

  • 26 Sep 2016

    Yahoo in Japan contemplates four-day work weeks

    Yahoo in Japan contemplates four-day work weeks
  • According to sources, Yahoo Japan Corp. is deliberating four-day work weeks for its 5,800 employees altogether.

    Yahoo wants to execute this system in stages spanning several years; wages haven't been determined yet.

    This move comes following Yahoo's efforts to get competent professionals on board and also to prevent their employees from quitting.

    This company is a subsidiary of Softbank Group Corporation.

  • Information

    Perks to be received by Yahoo employees

  • Yahoo Japan will be offering a commuter allowance for employees who take the bullet train - up to ‎¥150,000 on a monthly basis. October onwards, Yahoo will let its employees work from home for up to 5 days, compared to the 2 days currently allowed.

  • Statistics

    What studies have shown

    What studies have shown
  • The Society for Human Resource Management conducted a study, according to which 43% companies offer four-day work weeks to some of its employees.

    10% companies offer the same to all their employees.

    Working four days out of a week is a benefit found commonly in smaller companies, 14% of which offer the same to their employees, in comparison with 5% of large companies.

  • Examples

    Corporations that offer shorter work weeks

    Corporations that offer shorter work weeks
  • Recently, Amazon introduced a 30-hour work week program "tailored to a reduced schedule, still fostering success and a career boat."

    Employees of KPMG, a global audit, tax and advisory firm, are allowed four-day work weeks. But the same has to be arranged for with their managers.

    Tax services firm, Ryan, is one of the first known leaders to have started the four-day work week.

  • Results

    How well do these companies work?

    How well do these companies work?
  • Barbara Wankoff, Director of workplace solutions at KPMG said, "Their satisfaction goes way up when they have control over their time. It increases employee morale, and productivity and retention."

    When the firm Ryan started off with its four-day work week in 2008, employee turnover rate of the company dropped from 30% to 11%, doubling revenues and profits and increasing client satisfaction.

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