Analysis of the modern approach to the humanization of labour by reducing work hours

Abstract

Questions regarding the regulation of work and labour activities are of the interest to all the people; moreover, they ensure its existence. The study of trends in changes in views on labour provides an opportunity to see the existing labour system. Each history period corresponds to a certain attitude to work. In the era of post-industrial society, the view on it has changed dramatically. Thanks to new technologies, mechanization, the prevalence of intellectual labour, it is possible to make adjustments to the view on a working day. The current workday is a relic of the past, when the employee lived in a frantic rhythm, performing many tasks. Progress in science and technology has allowed people to get rid of unnecessary duties to reduce employment time. However, the current one still has a 5 day, 8-hour workweek, which for the most part does not contribute to increased efficiency, but rather harms many to employees. As a future applicant, I am interested in changes in labour regulations. In this study, I will describe the methods I used in the research, the history of work timing, for instance - how we came to an 8 hours workday – and give several company examples from different countries that have already tried to change the working time. As the base of this research, I took two different work sectors of Sweden; moreover, I also described completely different an overseas example, which will help me to analyse the current trend of reducing of work hours.