A productivity bargain
How it works for your business
The productivity bargain requires performance commitments to share the benefits with employees. Your business must:
- provide clarity on objectives and output standards.
- give time back to employees if productivity or output objectives are met.
How it works for your employees
Employees lead the design of the productivity intervention. Employees are closest to their jobs and their pain points and are the ones who:
- can identify opportunities to deliver more high-quality output in less time.
- hold each other accountable to keep productivity at that higher level.
It's important that it's seen as a performance commitment on both sides.
A performance culture and maintaining a competitive edge sits at the heart of the four-day work week. … it's about trying new ways to remove the barriers that might limit value creation and slow them down and so they can focus their energies on creating impact and delivering results.
Nikki Sparshott, CEO, Unilever Australia and New Zealand
