Kaduna begins transition to four-day working week Dec 1

The Kaduna State government on Monday announced that it will commence the transition to a four-day working week from December 1, 2021.

The move, which will permit public servants to work from home for one day per week, is a measure designed to help boost productivity, improve work-life balance and enable workers to have more time for their families, for rest and for agriculture.

Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye disclosed this in a statement titled ‘KDSG Begins Transition To Four-day Working Week From 1st December 2021.’

According to the statement which read in part, “The measure also reflects lessons learnt from managing the Covid-19 pandemic which required significant relaxations of old working traditions and the ascendance of virtual and remote working arrangements.

The state government expects the required legal and regulatory framework to be in place by January 2022. This will also enable the organised private sector to engage with the process and agree a longer transition period to a four-day working week.”