I have been working as an HR Executive. My boss has given me the assignment to provide justifications for a 5-day working week (with Saturday and Sunday off). Could anyone help me by providing inputs for justifying Saturday as a day off?
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KHALID MUNAWAR
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Firstly, it is advisable to cut down on costs by saving electricity and other resources.
Secondly, increasing employee motivation can be achieved by allowing employees to spend their time doing personal tasks during their two days off. This approach can reduce work-related stress, leading to higher motivation levels.
Lastly, this strategy may result in fewer leaves being taken by employees as they would have completed their work during the two days off.
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Secondly, increasing employee motivation can be achieved by allowing employees to spend their time doing personal tasks during their two days off. This approach can reduce work-related stress, leading to higher motivation levels.
Lastly, this strategy may result in fewer leaves being taken by employees as they would have completed their work during the two days off.
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There is an important distinction between effectiveness and efficiency in managing.
Effectiveness is doing the right things. Efficiency is doing things right.
The general principles of effective management can be applied in every field, the differences being more in application than in principle. The Manager's functions can be summed up as:
- Forming a vision
- Planning the strategy to realize the vision
- Cultivating the art of leadership
- Establishing institutional excellence
- Building an innovative organization
- Developing human resources
- Building teams and teamwork
- Delegation, motivation, and communication
- Reviewing performance and taking corrective steps when called for
Thus, management is a process of aligning people and getting them committed to work for a common goal to the maximum social benefit - in search of excellence.
The critical question in all managers' minds is how to be effective in their job. The answer to this fundamental question is found in the Bhagavad Gita, which repeatedly proclaims that "you must try to manage yourself." The reason is that unless a manager reaches a level of excellence and effectiveness, he or she will be merely a face in the crowd.
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Effectiveness is doing the right things. Efficiency is doing things right.
The general principles of effective management can be applied in every field, the differences being more in application than in principle. The Manager's functions can be summed up as:
- Forming a vision
- Planning the strategy to realize the vision
- Cultivating the art of leadership
- Establishing institutional excellence
- Building an innovative organization
- Developing human resources
- Building teams and teamwork
- Delegation, motivation, and communication
- Reviewing performance and taking corrective steps when called for
Thus, management is a process of aligning people and getting them committed to work for a common goal to the maximum social benefit - in search of excellence.
The critical question in all managers' minds is how to be effective in their job. The answer to this fundamental question is found in the Bhagavad Gita, which repeatedly proclaims that "you must try to manage yourself." The reason is that unless a manager reaches a level of excellence and effectiveness, he or she will be merely a face in the crowd.
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Without knowing the nature of the business - manufacturing, IT, support, customer service, etc. - my first inclination is to suggest that you operate on the same level as your customers or industry. After all, if there is no one there when the phone rings, the caller will go on to the next number, and your firm has lost a potential opportunity.
Having said that, you may want to consider a "rotating weekend", where a percentage of the workforce (25%) has the "duty" while the rest are off for 2 days. Under this plan, an employee would have the benefit of 3 "short" weeks a month, while the company still has someone to "answer the phone".
With the "short" weeks, they can plan to spend more time with the family, travel, meditate, and in general relax and rejuvenate from stresses at work as well as prepare for the week ahead.
The employer gets the benefit of a well-rested employee, freed from stress, and thereby physically and mentally prepared for the work ahead.
Another thought: Why Saturday-Sunday, and not Sunday-Monday? The latter would allow employees to take care of personal business on their own time, potentially reducing absenteeism during the regular workweek.
Of course, this schedule would dictate the level of "on-duty" personnel to raise to 50%, and the rotation would be weekly or bi-weekly, according to the input from employees and the needs of the business.
Hope this helps.
PALADIN
From United States,
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Having said that, you may want to consider a "rotating weekend", where a percentage of the workforce (25%) has the "duty" while the rest are off for 2 days. Under this plan, an employee would have the benefit of 3 "short" weeks a month, while the company still has someone to "answer the phone".
With the "short" weeks, they can plan to spend more time with the family, travel, meditate, and in general relax and rejuvenate from stresses at work as well as prepare for the week ahead.
The employer gets the benefit of a well-rested employee, freed from stress, and thereby physically and mentally prepared for the work ahead.
Another thought: Why Saturday-Sunday, and not Sunday-Monday? The latter would allow employees to take care of personal business on their own time, potentially reducing absenteeism during the regular workweek.
Of course, this schedule would dictate the level of "on-duty" personnel to raise to 50%, and the rotation would be weekly or bi-weekly, according to the input from employees and the needs of the business.
Hope this helps.
PALADIN
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Hi, Mr. Khalid,
I fully agree with Manish.
1. Energy saving
2. Employees get motivated
3. Day-to-day costs (overheads) incurred on the employees get reduced.
4. Transportation costs get reduced.
5. Absenteeism is minimal.
Hope this satisfies you. The whole outcome of the above depends on how skillfully you are able to present it to the management. I would suggest you make a presentation out of all the suggestions received by you and consult the seniors in our forum.
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I fully agree with Manish.
1. Energy saving
2. Employees get motivated
3. Day-to-day costs (overheads) incurred on the employees get reduced.
4. Transportation costs get reduced.
5. Absenteeism is minimal.
Hope this satisfies you. The whole outcome of the above depends on how skillfully you are able to present it to the management. I would suggest you make a presentation out of all the suggestions received by you and consult the seniors in our forum.
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Hi,
What I feel is that you can definitely take into consideration all the suggestions given by other members. But one important thing is that you should prioritize according to your requirements. It is also not clear what the reason is behind such an initiative.
Of course, this step will definitely help to improve the work-life balance of the employees. It will be helpful for working mothers. Thereby, the stress level of the employees will be reduced. Relaxed employees will be more productive. Cost-saving for the organization, though reasonably low in comparison with the revenue of the organization if it worked for 6 days a week, cannot be ruled out.
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What I feel is that you can definitely take into consideration all the suggestions given by other members. But one important thing is that you should prioritize according to your requirements. It is also not clear what the reason is behind such an initiative.
Of course, this step will definitely help to improve the work-life balance of the employees. It will be helpful for working mothers. Thereby, the stress level of the employees will be reduced. Relaxed employees will be more productive. Cost-saving for the organization, though reasonably low in comparison with the revenue of the organization if it worked for 6 days a week, cannot be ruled out.
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First of all, thank you for the feedback. Actually, we are a distribution/marketing company with a network of branches. We want 2 days off weekly for the Head Office only, which comprises supporting departments such as HR, Finance, IT, etc. Currently, at the Head Office, we have half-day working on Saturdays (we want to convert it to full days off).
Regarding cost-saving, the working hours of Saturday will be distributed to the remaining working days, so I believe the cost-saving factor is eliminated. I also want to understand how this change can be beneficial to the employer as well, so that the employer can be convinced to declare two days off weekly.
Thanks & Regards, KHALID MUNAWAR
From Pakistan, Karachi
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Regarding cost-saving, the working hours of Saturday will be distributed to the remaining working days, so I believe the cost-saving factor is eliminated. I also want to understand how this change can be beneficial to the employer as well, so that the employer can be convinced to declare two days off weekly.
Thanks & Regards, KHALID MUNAWAR
From Pakistan, Karachi
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First of all, thank you for the feedback. Actually, we are a distribution/marketing company with a network of branches. We want 2 days off weekly for the Head Office only, which comprises supporting departments such as HR, Finance, and IT. Currently, at the Head Office, we have Saturday as a half-day working day (we want it to be converted to a full day off).
Regarding cost-saving, the working hours of Saturday will be distributed to the remaining working days, so I believe the cost-saving factor is eliminated. I also want to understand how this change can be beneficial to the employer, so that they can be convinced to declare 2 days off per week.
Thanks & Regards,
KHALID MUNAWAR
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There is an important distinction between effectiveness and efficiency in managing. Effectiveness is doing the right things, while efficiency is doing things right. The general principles of effective management can be applied in every field, with differences lying more in application than in principle. The manager's functions can be summed up as:
- Forming a vision
- Planning the strategy to realize the vision
- Cultivating the art of leadership
- Establishing institutional excellence
- Building an innovative organization
- Developing human resources
- Building teams and teamwork
- Delegation, motivation, and communication
- Reviewing performance and taking corrective steps when necessary
Management is a process of aligning people and getting them committed to work for a common goal for the maximum social benefit, in search of excellence. The critical question in all managers' minds is how to be effective in their job. The answer to this fundamental question is found in the Bhagavad Gita, which repeatedly proclaims that "you must try to manage yourself." The reason is that unless a manager reaches a level of excellence and effectiveness, he or she will be merely a face in the crowd.
From Pakistan, Karachi
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Regarding cost-saving, the working hours of Saturday will be distributed to the remaining working days, so I believe the cost-saving factor is eliminated. I also want to understand how this change can be beneficial to the employer, so that they can be convinced to declare 2 days off per week.
Thanks & Regards,
KHALID MUNAWAR
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There is an important distinction between effectiveness and efficiency in managing. Effectiveness is doing the right things, while efficiency is doing things right. The general principles of effective management can be applied in every field, with differences lying more in application than in principle. The manager's functions can be summed up as:
- Forming a vision
- Planning the strategy to realize the vision
- Cultivating the art of leadership
- Establishing institutional excellence
- Building an innovative organization
- Developing human resources
- Building teams and teamwork
- Delegation, motivation, and communication
- Reviewing performance and taking corrective steps when necessary
Management is a process of aligning people and getting them committed to work for a common goal for the maximum social benefit, in search of excellence. The critical question in all managers' minds is how to be effective in their job. The answer to this fundamental question is found in the Bhagavad Gita, which repeatedly proclaims that "you must try to manage yourself." The reason is that unless a manager reaches a level of excellence and effectiveness, he or she will be merely a face in the crowd.
From Pakistan, Karachi
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First of all, thank you for the feedback. Actually, we are a distribution/marketing company with a network of branches. We want two days off weekly for the Head Office only, which comprises supporting departments only (e.g., HR, Finance, IT, etc.). Currently, at the Head Office, we have Saturday as a half-day working day (we want it converted to full days off).
Regarding cost-saving, the working hours of Saturday will be distributed to the remaining working days, so I believe the cost-saving factor is eliminated. I also want to know how it can be beneficial to the employer as well, so that the employer can be convinced to declare two days off weekly.
Thanks & Regards,
KHALID MUNAWAR
From Pakistan, Karachi
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Regarding cost-saving, the working hours of Saturday will be distributed to the remaining working days, so I believe the cost-saving factor is eliminated. I also want to know how it can be beneficial to the employer as well, so that the employer can be convinced to declare two days off weekly.
Thanks & Regards,
KHALID MUNAWAR
From Pakistan, Karachi
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First of all, thank you for the feedback. Actually, we are a distribution/marketing company with a network of branches. We want 2 days off weekly for the Head Office only, which comprises supporting departments only (e.g., HR, Finance, IT, etc.). Currently, at the Head Office, we have Saturday as a half-day working (we want it converted to full days off).
Regarding cost savings, the working hours of Saturday will be distributed to the remaining working days, so I think the cost-saving factor is eliminated. I also want to know how it can be beneficial to the employer as well, so that the employer can be convinced to declare 2 days off weekly.
Thanks & Regards,
KHALID MUNAWAR
From Pakistan, Karachi
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Regarding cost savings, the working hours of Saturday will be distributed to the remaining working days, so I think the cost-saving factor is eliminated. I also want to know how it can be beneficial to the employer as well, so that the employer can be convinced to declare 2 days off weekly.
Thanks & Regards,
KHALID MUNAWAR
From Pakistan, Karachi
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First of all, thank you for the feedback. Actually, we are a distribution/marketing company having a network of branches. We want 2 days off weekly for the Head Office only, which comprises supporting departments only (e.g., HR, Finance, IT, etc.). Currently, at the Head Office, we have Saturday as a half-day working day (we want it converted to full days off).
As far as cost-saving is concerned, the working hours of Saturday will be distributed to the remaining working days. So, I think the cost-saving factor is eliminated. Also, I want to know how it can be beneficial to the employer as well so that the employer can be convinced to declare a weekly 2 days off.
Thanks & Regards,
KHALID MUNAWAR
From Pakistan, Karachi
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As far as cost-saving is concerned, the working hours of Saturday will be distributed to the remaining working days. So, I think the cost-saving factor is eliminated. Also, I want to know how it can be beneficial to the employer as well so that the employer can be convinced to declare a weekly 2 days off.
Thanks & Regards,
KHALID MUNAWAR
From Pakistan, Karachi
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