Persuasive “Time for a seismic change: organisations should adopt a four-day workweek as soon as possible for several reasons.” Agree or disagree with the above statement? Use your own ideas and opinions to convince your readers of your viewpoint.

Write an essay of about 800 words on the following topic.
1) Persuasive
“Time for a seismic change: organisations should adopt a four-day workweek as soon as
possible for several reasons.”
Agree or disagree with the above statement? Use your own ideas and opinions
to convince your readers of your viewpoint.
Use your own ideas and experiences, ideas from the attached article, as well as information
from the sources you will find through your research in order to support your views and rebut
the opposite ideas.
You are required to research for information on the above topic by enquiring at the university
library and browsing the internet. Find at least two (2) more sources (besides the attached
article) which comment on the topic to support your arguments. You have to use BOTH these
AND the article provided to write your essay.
Your essay should contain at least 6 parenthetical citations (3 quotations, 3 paraphrases). Your
citations and your list of references should refer to the sources provided. The sources must be
cited in the text (in-text citations) and you must also provide a full List of References at the end
of your essay (follow the Harvard -or APA if you’re more familiar with it) system of
documentation).
Type of source: book, Year of publication: 2023, Title: Culture shock. Author: Jim Clifton, Place of
publication: Washington, Publishers: Hyksos Press, Page: 57
Some studies support reducing the number of hours worked each week. An experiment conducted in
Iceland between 2015 and 2019 found that reducing hours while keeping pay the same increased
productivity. Researchers also reported that employees with a four-day work week had lower burnout
and higher wellbeing.
A similar work model — a four-day work week trial — is being tested in Spain. In Japan, employers are
urged to allow their employees to work four 10-hour days. And Scotland recently announced a policy to
cut working hours by 20% without a decrease in pay.
Organizations are running their own experiments as well. A New Zealand company reduced employees’
hours from 37.5 to 30 per week and allowed them to decide what days they would work. Another
organization gave employees every other Friday off; according to the CEO, some workers enjoy using
that day for individual “deep work,” undistracted by meetings or calls.
As of this writing, the UK was in the midst of a six-month trial of the four-day work week and its impact
on employee wellbeing and productivity. Similar pilot studies are also taking place in Ireland, the U.S.,
Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
In June 2022, we asked 12,313 full-time employees how many days they typically work in a week. For as
much as it has been discussed, just 8% said they work four days a week — up from 5% in 2020 — while
84% said five days, and 8% said six days.
We also collected employee engagement and wellbeing data for these employees. Overall, here’s what
we found:
• Those who work six days a week had the highest rates of burnout, the lowest percentage of
thriving overall wellbeing and the highest active disengagement.
• Those who work five days a week had the highest engagement and lowest burnout rates.
• Those with four-day work weeks had the lowest active disengagement, but they did not have
significantly higher thriving wellbeing compared with those who work five days a week. They
also reported higher rates of burnout compared with those who work five days per week.
When we studied these same patterns in March 2020, those with four-day work weeks reported
significantly higher overall wellbeing than those with five-day work weeks. The gap has now closed.
Our data suggest that a four-day work week may be advantageous for those who do not have the option
to work remotely. While it doesn’t improve the likelihood that fully on-site workers will be engaged in
their work or workplace, the four-day work week does reduce the chance that they will perceive work as
miserable — and increases their opportunity for thriving wellbeing.
CHECKLIST:
6-paragraph structure
Common Method of Introduction
Thesis Statement
Plan of Development
Emphatic Method of Organisation
Common Method of Conclusion
Transitions
Opposite ideas acknowledged (at least two arguments)
Opposite ideas rebutted
Topic Sentences
Own arguments for support
Own arguments supported with sources
Three minimum quotations from sources
Three minimum paraphrases from sources
Source given used (cited in essay)
Two more sources (at least) found through research (and cited in essay)
In-text citations
List of References