A Turkish company has decided to permanently adopt 4-day work week after a trial period in which it has managed to improve the productivity and motivation of its workers, who have massively supported a measure that allows them to increase their weekly rest time to 3 days and improve their work-life balance.
The decision has been taken by the Turkish company Aksa, a producer of acrylic textile fibre, which has become the first company in Turkey to implement a permanent four-day working week. The company is based in Yalova, south of Istanbul, has about 1,200 employees, and about a year ago decided to launch a trial period initially among its white-collar workers to increase the weekly rest period to three days without changing their wages and salaries, setting a precedent in Turkey, where Turkish workers on average work longer hours than their European neighbours.
After the trial phase, a survey among Aksa employees showed that 85% of them were in favour of implementing the 4-day work week on a permanent basis, revealing numerous benefits such as increased employee commitment to the company, increased employee productivity and motivation, and improved work-life balance. Another side effect was also that there was a noticeable increase in applications to work for the company.
Cengiz Taş, CEO of this Turkish company, highlighted to Turkish media the massive support among employees for the 4-day work week, after a trial period in which a participation rate of 94% was reached. Taş also noted that the company had achieved a significant increase in the productivity of its workers, as well as an increase in cooperation and teamwork within the company.
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Pablo Gómez is a specialist in Turkey and has been editor-in-chief of Hispanatolia since 2011. He has been analysing current affairs and geopolitics in Turkey and the surrounding region since 2006.
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