Integrator Touts 4-Day Work Week
While four-day work weeks have become widely discussed generally, this has not been a trend among security integrators. Now, one Australian integrator has embraced this, claiming to IPVM, that it is an "absolute winner."
In this report, IPVM shares the integrator's responses to IPVM questions, analyzing the pros and cons of applying the 4-day workweek to security integrators.
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******* **** **** **** *** ********* has **** ** * **** **-**** day ******** *** ******* ***** *** that ** *** **** "** ******** winner."
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*** ********** **** ********* *** ***** of ******** *** *** ***** ***, a ******* ************ *** ******* **********, and ******** **** ** ******* ** teamwork *** ********** ** ***** ** needed ** ******* ************* ** **** a ****-*** **** * *******:
******** ** ******** ******* ** *** invest ** ******, *** ***** **** aware *** ******** ****** *****. **** is ***, ** *** *** ******* a ****** ***** ************ (******* *** school *********), ***** ***** **** **** do **** **** *** ****,it ******** **** ** ********* ** **** * * *** **** ****. Independent thinkers, not fearful of failure in a service support business is required, and not hard to achieve with techs in my opinion. [emphasis added]
Cost *******
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**** ******* *** **** ** ************ is ****** ********, ***the ******* ** ** ****** ** ********. All staff are feeding the company sales as they are invested on its success, and we spend time explaining the economics of business to our staff, and so they are clear on how we actually make money and how they are a part of that. Money/income isn't the major issue in our industry here in Oz, it is people and the ability to deliver, for us talent acquisition is a lot easier compared to the rest of the market, and the flexible work conditions help greatly. [emphasis added]
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Could ** **** ** *** **?
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************, *** ******* **** ***** **** havoc **** ********** *** ***-*** ****, as ** ********** ***** **** *** one-day ********* *** * ****- ** six-hour ***.
*******, **** ****** *********** **** **** issues *** ********* ** **** ** making * ****** ** * ****-*** week. *** *******, *** ** ****** non-technician **********, ********* ************** *** ***** staff, ***** *** ********* ******** ** be ********* ****** ****** ******** *****.
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****** ** * **** **** **** day ** ** ***** * *** is **** ******** **** ******* *******.
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** ******* ***** *** ****, **** are *** *** **% ** *** week ******* ** **%. **** **** up ** * *** ** **** productivity **** *** ****** ** *** year.
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******* **** **** *********. ** **** not **** ** ** ***% ** your ******* *** ** ******.
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* ****** ***'* *** * ******* stacking ******* * **** *-*, * days *-* ***** **** ** ** a ***** ******* ** **** ***** a **** ******** *** *******. ** sweat
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*** * **** ********* **** ** the ***** *****, *** **** **** to ****** **** *** ****.
* *** *** *****, **********, ** quite ********* **** "* *** *****" that **** ******** **** * *-**** days ****.
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** *** **** ****** ** ***** ago ** ** ***** ******.
** ***** ** **** **** ********** with ****** **** ** *** ************* or ******* *****. ***** ****** * high *** *********** ***** *******.
** **** ****, ***’* *** ****** banking ****’* *****. *** ****** **** check ** *** **** *** **** for ***** **** ****** ** ****. Fast **** *** **** ****.
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** *** *** ** ** **** everyone *** ** ***** ** ******* the *******. * *** ******** ****** 4, ******* *** ******, **** *** more ********** ****** *** **** *** those *** ******* *** ******** *********** it **** **** ******.
** ******, **** *** * ********* time.