Four-Day Work Week and Occupational Stress: A Mixed- Method Study of Older Workers

四天工作周（FDWW）在英国（UK）的企业和公众中越来越受欢迎，这是由为期六个月的FDWW试验（试验）（4DAY WEEK GLOBAL，2022）的乐观指标（例如提高企业生产力）推动的。以“100：80：100原则”为基础的外籍家政工人还处于起步阶段（即80%的工作时间和100%的工资，以换取保持100%的生产率）;关于其影响的证据仍然很少，特别是关于其缺点的证据。虽然FDWW为工人提供了更多的休闲时间，而不会损害收入能力（Kallis等人，2013年），它导致工人更紧张的时间表（CITYA.M.，2022年）。时间压力可以加强工人的职业压力（Demerechte et al.，2001年），特别是对于通常被认为适应能力较差的老年工人（货车达伦等人，2010; Rix，2001）。然而，此前没有研究调查过外籍家政工人对老年工人的影响（Bird，2009年）。这些研究空白应该被填补，因为它们对当今的三个问题具有重要意义：平等、健康老龄化和经济复苏。因此，本研究通过序贯解释的方法探讨了外籍家政工人是否会对老年工人造成职业压力。

The Four-Day Work Week (FDWW) is gaining popularityamong businesses and the public in the United Kingdom(UK), driven by optimistic indicators (e.g. increased businessproductivity) from the six-month FDWW trial (the trial) (4DAY WEEK GLOBAL, 2022). FDWW based on the'100:80:100 principle' is in its infancy (i.e. 80% of workingtime and 100% salary in return for maintaining 100%productivity); evidence on its impact remains scarce,especially regarding its shortcomings. Though FDWW offersworkers more time for leisure without impairing earningcapacity (Kallis et al., 2013), it leads to tighter schedules forworkers (CITYA.M., 2022). Time pressure can then reinforceoccupational stress for workers (Demerouti et al., 2001),especially for older workers normally perceived as lessadaptable (Van Dalen et al., 2010; Rix, 2001). However, noprevious study has investigated the impact of FDWW on olderworkers (Bird, 2009). Such research gaps should be filled fortheir significance to three issues today: equality, healthyageing and economic recovery. This study therefore exploreswhether FDWW imposes occupational stress on older workersthrough sequential explanatory approach.