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Naturally there is a benefit to limiting the number of hours employees work each week. From a health standpoint, research has shown that juggling too many work and personal commitments can cause stress and a breakdown in emotional and physical well being leading to things such as exhaustion, anxiety, depression, and headaches, just to name a few. Work/life balance has been an ongoing issue for most workers for years. Not to mention the impact on the global environment...
Originally posted by Hastobemoretolife
The Japanese and Chinese work way more hours than Americans do.
Originally posted by poet1b
Shouldn't technological advancement of our society lead to people having more leisure time to spend on relationships, raising their children, improving themselves.