Preliminary results showed that it achieved all of these aims, but the city had to employ an extra 17 staff, costing 12m kroner.
City officials have decided not to make the scheme permanent because of fears costs could spiral out-of-control. (Representational Image)
London: Sweden’s experiment with a six-hour work day may be doomed after a two-year experiment showed that the costs outweigh the benefits.
The scheme saw 68 nurses at an old people’s home in Gothenburg have their eight-hour days cut in a bid to improve staff satisfaction, health and patient care.
Preliminary results showed that it achieved all of these aims, but the city had to employ an extra 17 staff, costing 12m kroner (£1.4m), Bloomberg reported.
City officials have decided not to make the scheme permanent because of fears costs could spiral out-of-control, the Independent said.
( Source : Agencies )
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