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'A four day work week could worsen Inequality In South Africa' The financial director of keegor Group SA, Michelle Austin, says such a work structure is not feasible for oll sectors in the country and could leod to more inequolity. Photo: Pexels Written by toflile mtenthy: 24 lanuary 2023 The ploneering four-day work week pltot is set to start in South Africa next month. This radicatsounding work model aims to increase productivity and the mental health of workers. This is according to 4 Day week SA, the organisation speatheading the experiment. The organisation cites a report by Galfup that claims that only 24% of 5outh African workers are engaged at work and onty 29 sare thriving in their owerall well-being? However, the financial director of Keegor Group 5A Michelle Austin, sald such a work structure is not feasible forall sectors. Tin Benerat. Ithink that it can work but there are detinitely some imitations to it. There are some sectors that might not work wery well. Thase might inciude the heaith-care syatem, the police, construction, manufacturing and mining" said Austin: She peints to the manufacturing sector, where mere is usualfli combination of salared and waged stafi. The concern is the question of whether it is possituefor the piopelewho are being piid hourly to produce the same ampount of goods in four dain inite ad of five. Implementing a four-day work week Is a business improvement strategy that focuses on working smarter rather than longer, according to 4 Day Week 5A. Austin disagrees with this and says her Industry of manufacturing is incompatible with the work model. T am not convinced that working 'smarter rather than harder' would work. The four-day work week can work best in industries that are repetitive," she sald. These, she sald, could be consulting, media, retall and more. These are sectors where there is a predictable and independent type of work. "In the sectors incompatible with this type of work model, extra people would need to be hired to replace those who are off. In generat, while this could help the unemployment crisis in the country. the majority of those who are unemployed are unskilled. So, it would depend on the industry." Austin believes it is possible that corporations would strive for output rather than hourly pay in the future. "There would be a lot of planning that would need to take place behind the scenes to avold worsening inequality. If companies plan that properly, it could have a massive positive impact on the population at large." 10t. Business SOURCE: https//wwwiol co.2afbusiness-report/careers/a-four-day-work-week-could-worseninequality-in-50uth-africa-e3074ezz-6573-4924-b4a6-8546bb51befe