D-MTEC Media Update – Four-day week as working model of the future?

D-MTEC experts engage with issues that affect society, the economy and business. The D-MTEC Media Update provides links to recent articles, interviews and commentary. Workload adjustments are necessary with a four-day week, says Gudela Grote, Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology. Otherwise, employees would work to the same extent for less money. In other news, Dr Isabel Martinez from KOF says, that wealth is less equally distributed in Switzerland than in other countries.

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Compressed workload increases the risk of burnouts, says Professor Gudela Grote. Image: Dario Spilimbergo

Swiss apprenticeship market shows resilience

Ursula Renold | Chair of Education Systems

Pitfalls of working days reduction

Gudela Grote | Chair of Work and Organizational Psychology

Swiss wealth is unequally distributed

Isabel Martinez | KOF Swiss Economic Institute

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