Looking for an easy way to improve morale? Why not consider giving the people who report\nto you Friday\u2019s off this summer. \nAccording to a recent survey, it\u2019s an idea that is catching fire. In 2015, just 20% of companies gave their\nemployees Fridays off and last year, that percentage increased to a whopping\n42%!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Different companies implement the program in different\nways. If you have deep enough pockets\nand can afford to just give your employees a bonus in the form of paid time\noff, that\u2019s obviously a great way to do it and will be tremendously\nappreciated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even if you can\u2019t afford to do that though, allowing your\nemployees the option of working four ten-hour days and taking Fridays off is a\nworthy substitute that will still bring smiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The simple truth is that Americans are overworked. Millions of Americans work 50-60 hours a week\nand every year, that number increases by a bit more. The endless hours take their toll, with a\ngreater and greater percentage of US adults suffering from the negative effects\nof stress, which, if left unchecked, can, in some cases, even kill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you already have an award and recognition program and you can\u2019t afford to give everyone who reports to you Fridays off, you could make it one of the awards you hand out.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each month, the overall top performer, using whatever metrics make the most sense for you and your company, gets the big prize and gets to take Friday\u2019s off that month, then next month, the baton passes to someone else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ultimately, it doesn\u2019t matter exactly how you implement\nit. Just know that it\u2019s a wildly popular\nidea that is rapidly gaining traction and employees categorically love it. If it appears in any form at your company,\nit\u2019s sure to be a big hit!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The current uncertainty in the market, courtesy of the pandemic, even has some companies considering the idea of going to a four day work week across the board.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
That\u2019s a bit more of a radical step that will require some careful strategic planning on your part, but it\u2019s certainly something to consider and there haven\u2019t been many cases where business owners have tried it and found the results to be unsatisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whatever you decide, this summer is destined to be one of the\nmost unusual and challenging in living memory, with tens of millions still\nworking from home and the pandemic still ongoing. Even with lock down restrictions easing,\nthere\u2019s no guarantee that the consuming public will venture out in sufficient\nnumbers to help the economy rebound quickly, so you\u2019ll probably have to think\non your feet and be even more nimble than usual to navigate the uncertain\nwaters that this summer represents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Be safe, do what you can to help keep your employees safe,\nand before you know it, we\u2019ll put this storm behind us and get back to\nsomething much closer to normal. That\ntruly is something to look forward to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Looking for an easy way to improve morale? Why not consider giving the people who report to you Friday\u2019s off this summer. According to a recent survey, it\u2019s an idea that is catching fire. In 2015, just 20% of companies gave their employees Fridays off and last year, that percentage increased to a whopping 42%! […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,645,751],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-employee-motivation-2","category-office-motivation","category-productivity-tips"],"yoast_head":"\n