Perceptions of Finnish female employees of reduced working week
Seppä, Luna (2021)
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2021
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202104306471
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The purpose of this thesis is to review how Finnish employees find the current working culture, and it would be beneficial for all the stakeholders to reduce the working hours in order to achieve better results. Employees claim that the work-life is not balanced because of the 8-hour and 5-day working weeks and digitization, which can keep employees 24/7 reachable. As technology has improved our way of working dramatically, yet our working time has not changed at all from it.
The thesis explores the effects of reduced working hours on employee’s well-being, workplace quality, and motivation. This topic is currently discussed and argued within different individuals, companies, organizations, and even countries as a hot topic of future work culture.
This thesis implemented a quantitative research method to clearly understand Finnish employees' current situation. A tailor-made survey collected the primary data to obtain more in-depth knowledge.
As a result, Finnish female employees are curious about implementing reduced working hours in their personal life, and they think it could lead to better work performance. However, the way working time will be implemented in the future depends significantly on what technological developments will be discovered in the future and how it affects new ways of working.
The thesis explores the effects of reduced working hours on employee’s well-being, workplace quality, and motivation. This topic is currently discussed and argued within different individuals, companies, organizations, and even countries as a hot topic of future work culture.
This thesis implemented a quantitative research method to clearly understand Finnish employees' current situation. A tailor-made survey collected the primary data to obtain more in-depth knowledge.
As a result, Finnish female employees are curious about implementing reduced working hours in their personal life, and they think it could lead to better work performance. However, the way working time will be implemented in the future depends significantly on what technological developments will be discovered in the future and how it affects new ways of working.