90. Should the Weekend be Longer?: The Four Day Working Week (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p>Have you ever thought about why you work 5 days a week? Or 8 hours a day? Why are weekends only two days long? Research suggests that there could be real benefits to reducing employees working hours and shortening the working week. This episode is going to look at the history of working hours, and then discuss whether it would be better for everyone if our weekends were longer, and the time we spend in the office is reduced.<br> </p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/07/28/90-should-the-weekend-be-longer-the-four-day-working-week-english-vocabulary-lesson/">TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/07/28/90-should-the-weekend-be-longer-the-four-day-working-week-english-vocabulary-lesson/</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/01/04/39-brexit-all-the-essential-vocabulary-english-vocabulary-lesson/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CONTACT US!!</a></p> <p>INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/</a>)</p> <p>Blog - <a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thinkinginenglish.blog</a></p> <p>Gmail - thinkinginenglishpod@gmail.com</p> <p><br></p> <h4><strong>Vocabulary List</strong></h4> <p><strong>To entitle (v) - to give someone the right to do or have something</strong></p> <p><em>Children and the elderly are entitled to cheap train tickets</em></p> <p><strong>Trade union (n) - an organization that represents the people who work in a particular industry, protects their rights, and discusses their pay and working conditions with employers</strong></p> <p><em>The government’s proposals have been strongly criticized by the trade unions</em></p> <p><strong>To compensate (v) - to pay someone money in exchange for work done</strong></p> <p><em>That company compensates their employees really well</em></p> <p><strong>Productivity (n) - the rate at which a pers