STTK: Shorter working hours could support employee wellbeing

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Finland should test shorter working hours across different sectors to assess their effects on employee wellbeing, ability to work and productivity, according to a report commissioned by the Finnish Confederation of Professionals STTK.

The https://www.sttk.fi/materiaalit/taloutta-ja-tyoelamaa-2026-lyhyempi-tyoaika-parempi-tyo-johtamisen-rooli-tyoajan-lyhentamisessa/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">report, written by researcher Anna Kuokkanen, reviewed international research and interviewed representatives of Finnish workplaces that have introduced shorter working hours.