FoB Business Administration Departmental Seminars: Flexible Work and the Four-Day Week

Date: January 8, 2025 - Wednesday

Time: 15:00

Place: Online

Speaker: Rita Fontinha – University of Reading, UK

We are currently witnessing an increase in debates around the amount of time we should be working and around the place(s) from where we should be working. There can be many different work arrangements along the axes of time and space flexibility, which generate relevant questions. Is hybrid work the best solution for employees and employers? Are we moving towards a two-tiered workforce, composed by those who can and those who cannot work remotely? Is a four-day week a good new form of organizing work? This talk will address these questions by presenting the most recent research developments in this field, supported by employee- and employer-level quantitative data.

Rita Fontinha is an Associate Professor of Strategic Human Resource Management at Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK. She is also the Director of the Flexible Working within the World of Work Institute at Henley Business School, and she currently co-coordinates the implementation of the first pilot of the Four Day Work Week in Portugal. Rita’s research focuses on alternative work arrangements, people’s quality of working life, and their implications on individual and organizational performance.

Participants are encouraged to submit questions prior to the webinar at: serdar.karabati@bilgi.edu.tr

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