Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 6 October 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Four-Day Working Week: Discussion

Ms Margaret Cox:

-----is answering the question himself. We are saying it will depend on the organisation. In our organisation, we work Monday to Thursday or Tuesday to Friday because we cover five days. Other organisations are in a niche business and can afford to close down on a Friday, so everybody works Monday to Thursday. In other organisations, people choose what day they pick. Some organisations have people picking a Wednesday and others a Tuesday. It is a matter for the organisation itself to decide on what flexibility it wants and what works for its business. That can be done by listening to employees, teams of people and customers. Again, for businesses out there that are making money to create and sustain themselves, they have to listen to where their customers are. We do not want to be in a situation where companies are not in a position to deliver superior customer service to their clients as they move forward.