Tools and strategies for the future of work

With Iceland and Japan, and even many organisations in the UK, gradually introducing a four-day working week, organizations elsewhere around the globe are considering whether this is an effective strategy to reduce work pressure. However, many argue that a shorter work week actually has a lesser impact on positive work productivity and employee satisfaction than a normal five-day week. 

What is important at this point is to understand what hybrid work means – a definition that might vary from organization-to-organization. Rather than replacing old rules with newer ones, what’s required is flexibility in the workspace. With more and more global work coming into play, hybrid work might be a means to level the playing field. 

Richard Doherty is the Senior Director Product Marketing at Workday with EMEA-wide responsibilities for Workday’s HCM and financial management applications. Prior to Workday, Richard was part of a team that pioneered cloud-based recruiting and talent management solutions in Europe. Gemma is an experienced senior HR professional, Chartered Fellow of the CIPD, Fellow of the HEA and a regular speaker and writer on a variety of HR topics including employee engagement, flexible and hybrid working and wellbeing. Gemma is the author ‘Flexible Working’ published by Kogan Page.  Her next book, ‘How to Work Remotely’ will be published in 2022. 

Watch the full discussion between Richard and Gemma, only on HRD Connect: The changing workplace: how can we embrace the future of work?

Key Time Stamps: 

 0:30 – How to be flexible in terms of hybrid work and working from office? 

1:15 – Is a shorter work week the answer to better productivity? 

2:16 – How does a shorter work week help part-time workers? 

3:25 – The paradox of inclusion and flexible work