More than 3,000 workers at 70 UK companies started working a four-day week with full pay in the world’s biggest trial of the new work schedule. The trial will last six months and is based on the 100:80:100 model–100% of pay for 80% of the time, in exchange for a commitment to maintain 100% productivity.
The organizer of the trial believes that more and more companies are recognizing the importance of quality of life, and that reduced-hour, output-focused working is the way to give them a competitive edge. The 20th-century concept of a five-day working week, it seems, is no longer the best fit for 21st-century business.
近期，來自70家英國公司的 3,000多名員工開始每週工作四天、且支付全薪，這是目前世界上最大的新型態工作模式實驗。本次大型實驗將進行六個月，基於所謂100:80:100模型，亦即只要工作80%的時間、支付100%的工資，且保持100%生產力。
本實驗的組織者認為，在疫情之後，越來越多的公司認知到生活品質的重要性，也了解到減少工作時間、以產出為衡量標準的工作，才能讓他們在未來具有競爭優勢，20世紀流行的一週工作五天概念，將不再適合21世紀的企業。您是否同意呢？
Exchange是生活中非常實用的單字，意思是「交換、互換、交流」，本文的in exchange for意思是「為了交換…」或是「以換取….」，例句：
They were given food and shelter in exchange for work. 他們幫人工作以換取食宿。
I’m sure they’ll give you money in exchange for your silence on this issue. 我相信他們會給你一大筆錢來換取你的沉默。
Exchange也可以用在換貨，例如：If you don’t like the gift, you can exchange it. 你要是不喜歡這件禮物，可以去換。