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Area of Science:

  • Occupational health
  • Work-life balance research
  • Time-use studies

Background:

  • Previous research indicates a 25% reduction in weekly work hours improves employee sleep, alertness, and stress.
  • The impact of reduced work hours on employees' total workload and recovery time requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine how full-time employees utilize their time following a 25% work hour reduction.
  • To determine if total workload decreases and recovery time increases during a work hour reduction intervention.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized controlled trial involving 636 full-time public sector employees (75% women).
  • Intervention group (n=370) reduced work hours to 75% with preserved salary for 18 months.
  • Time-use data collected via daily self-reports over one week at baseline, 9, and 18 months, analyzed using multilevel mixed modeling.

Main Results:

  • The intervention group showed increased time spent on domestic work and hobbies on workdays (P≤0.001).
  • Free-time activities increased on days off (P=0.003).
  • Total workload decreased by 65 minutes, and recovery activities increased by 53 minutes on workdays.

Conclusions:

  • A 25% work hour reduction for full-time employees leads to a decrease in total workload.
  • This reduction also results in an increase in time allocated to recovery activities.
  • Findings support the hypothesis that work hour reduction can be beneficial for long-term employee health and stress reduction.