The article states that offering employees to work a four-day workweek or four-fifths would benefit individual companies as well as whole economic and employees who decided to take the option, and provides three reasons for support. However, the professor disagrees with the author's points. He explains that the four-fifths policy will not benefit to anyone and refutes each of the author's reasons.
First, the reading states that individual companies would make more benefit out of offering employees to work four-fifth. Employees who work four days per week will have time to get more rest. As a result, they would make fewer cost errors in their work than employees who work five days per week. The professor refutes this point by stating that hiring more employees would increase company's cost. Adding new workers requires a company to invest money into providing training and medical benefits. Although, having more employees requires a company to expand office space and buy more computers. These additional cost would reduce the company profits.
Second, the article claims that offering employees to work four-fifths would have an impact on reducing the employment rate. However, the professor contends that hiring more worker is costly. Therefore, a company could ask employees to work overtime or increase expectation of having four-day work employee finish work what they did in five days previously. As a result, no additional jobs will be created.
Third, the reading avers that the option of working four-fifths would be beneficial for individual emplyees regarding improving a quality of life. Employees who are working four days a week would have more extra time to spend with their family and enjoying themselves. The professor opposes this point by explaining that working four-fifths is risky, and could end up reducing a quality of life in term of decreasing job stability and opportunity to advance in careers. Moreover, employees who choose to work four days a week tend to be the first to lose their jobs and be passed over for promotions.
The article states that offering
employees
to
work
a four-day workweek or four-fifths would
benefit
individual
companies
as well
as whole economic and
employees
who
decided to take the option, and provides three reasons for support.
However
, the
professor
disagrees with the author's points. He
explains
that the four-fifths policy will not
benefit
to anyone and refutes each of the author's reasons.
First
, the reading states that individual
companies
would
make
more
benefit
out of offering
employees
to
work
four-fifth.
Employees
who
work
four days per
week
will have time to
get
more rest.
As a result
, they would
make
fewer cost errors in their
work
than
employees
who
work
five days per
week
. The
professor
refutes this point by stating that hiring more
employees
would increase
company
's cost. Adding new workers requires a
company
to invest money into providing training and medical
benefits
. Although, having more
employees
requires a
company
to expand office space and
buy
more computers. These additional cost would
reduce
the
company
profits.
Second, the article claims that offering
employees
to
work
four-fifths would have an impact on reducing the employment rate.
However
, the
professor
contends that hiring
more worker
is costly.
Therefore
, a
company
could ask
employees
to
work
overtime or increase expectation of having four-day
work
employee
finish
work
what they did in five days previously.
As a result
, no additional jobs will
be created
.
Third, the reading avers that the option of working four-fifths would be beneficial for individual
emplyees
regarding improving a quality of life.
Employees
who
are working four days a
week
would have more extra time to spend with their family and enjoying themselves. The
professor
opposes this point by explaining that working four-fifths is risky, and could
end
up reducing a quality of life in term of decreasing job stability and opportunity to advance in careers.
Moreover
,
employees
who
choose to
work
four days a
week
tend to be the
first
to lose their jobs and
be passed
over for promotions.