On Fri, 2 May 2014, "Peter Ross" <Peter.Ross@alumni.tu-berlin.de> wrote:
An article I read yesterday, a bit different compared with our budget "emergency" debate here.
http://www.spiegel.de/karriere/berufsleben/arbeitszeit-einfuehrung-der-30-s tunden-woche-und-elterngeldplus-a-966832.html
35 Wochenstunden, 32 oder 30: In der Malocherrepublik Deutschland ist es keine Schande, weniger Arbeit zu fordern. Und das unabhängig von Kita-Zeiten. Die neue Arbeitszeitdebatte dreht sich um Sinn, Gerechtigkeit und Machtfragen.
35 hours per week, 32 or 30: To ask to work less is not a shame in "hard working" Germany. And not just dictated by opening hours of childcare centres. The new debate about working hours is about reason to work, fairness and power.
http://etbe.coker.com.au/2014/03/08/less-work/ I think that as a society we should have a goal to minimise work. Why not consider a 24 hour week to be a full-time job? http://etbe.coker.com.au/2007/11/02/increasing-efficiency-through-less-work/ There is research to show that on average productivity decreases for menial work when the workers are employed for more than about 40 hours per week. Obviously the number of hours worked for maximum efficiency (before the mistakes outweigh the productive work) varies among people, and it might be lower for skilled work. If everyone worked a 30 hour week then you would probably have almost everyone working at the most efficient level. While when everyone works 40 hours some of the employees would be exceeding their capacity and making excessive mistakes. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/