Amazon tests 30-hour work week for certain teams
Amazon is reportedly to launch a pilot that will experiment with a 30-hour work week for certain teams.
Amazon tests 30-hour work weeks for certain teams.
The Washington Post reports that the program will cover “a few dozen” of the retailer’s human resources team, who will earn 75 per cent of what their full-time counterparts earn. Currently, the business employs part-time staff who share the same benefits as full-time workers, though the pilot program would differ in that it would be the first time an entire team works reduced hours.
Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos, who owns the Washington Post, told his paper: "We want to create a work environment that is tailored to a reduced schedule and still fosters success and career growth," states a posting by the company on Eventbrite.com for an informational seminar. "This initiative was created with Amazon's diverse workforce in mind and the realization that the traditional full-time schedule may not be a 'one size fits all' model."
The test comes a year after Amazon’s attractiveness to potential recruits was knocked following a New York Times report that criticised the working conditions at the company. It claimed that staff were encouraged to work upward of 80 hours a week, while rarely taking annual leave.
Amazon did not comment on whether its 30-hour week program is in response to the reporter, according to the Washington Post.