In the United States, employees typically work five days a week for eight hours each day. However, many employees want to work a four-day week and are willing to accept less pay in order to do so. A mandatory policy requiring companies to offer their employees the option of working a four-day workweek for four-fifths (80 percent) of their normal pay would benefit the economy as a whole as well as the individual companies and the employees who decided to take the option. The shortened workweek would increase company profits because employees would feel more rested and alert, and as a result, they would make fewer costly errors in their work. Hiring more staff to ensure that the same amount of work would be accomplished would not result in additional payroll costs because four-day employees would only be paid 80 percent of the normal rate. In the end, companies would have fewer overworked and error-prone employees for the same money, which would increase company profits. For the country as a whole, one of the primary benefits of offering this option to employees is that it would reduce unemployment rates. If many full-time employees started working fewer hours, some of their workload would have to be shifted to others. Thus, for every four employees who went on an 80 percent week, a new employee could be hired at the 80 percent rate. Finally, the option of a four-day workweek would be better for individual employees. Employees who could afford a lower salary in exchange for more free time could improve the quality of their lives by spending the extra time with their families, pursuing private interests, or enjoying leisure activities
Answer:
The reading and the lecture are both about changing five days per week of work to just 4 days per week. The author of the reading feels that this would be beneficial to the economy, companies and employees. The lecturer challenges the claims made by the author. He is think that these are faulty.
To begin with, the author argues that a shortened workweek will increase company profits. The article mentions that if an employee is well rested there would be fewer costly errors. Hiring a new employee won't result to an extra payroll since only 80 percent will be paid. This specific argument is challenged by the lecturer. He claims that shortened workweek will force companies to spend more. If a company hires a new employee, they have to offer training and benefits. Additionally, he says that this will also led to an increase in number of office and computers needed.
Secondly, the writer suggests that shortened workweek may decrease unemployment rates. In the article, it is said that if a full time employee work for a fewer hours some of their workload may be shifted to others. The lecturer, however, rebuts this by mentioning that additional hiring will be costly for companies. He elaborates on this by bringing up the point that companies might just ask their employees to work overtime to compensate. Expectations may also be raised since the want the same job even workers only have 4 days so no additional jobs will be provided since it will be an unpleasant work environment
Finally, the author posits that four-day work week will be beneficial for every individual. Moreover, it is stated in the article that an employee can spend quality time for their families, private interest and leisure activities. In contrast, the lecturer's position is that this will just decrease job stability. A four-day a week employee will more likely lose their job if there is an economic downfall. He notes that they will be pass over if there are any promotions
In conclusion, the author believes that a four-day workweek would be beneficial but the lecturer believes that it won’t be for the individuals, companies and economy.
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- Secondary School system 60
- OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE TYPE OF TEST 65
- In the United States, employees typically work five days a week for eight hours each day. However, many employees want to work a four-day week and are willing to accept less pay in order to do so. A mandatory policy requiring companies to offer their empl 71
- A University education should be free Do you agree or disagree Why Use examples and reasons to develop your argument 76
Grammar and spelling errors:
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Suggestion:
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Message: Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Reword the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
...o the economy, companies and employees. The lecturer challenges the claims made by ...
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Message: Consider using a past participle here: 'thought'.
Suggestion: thought
...es the claims made by the author. He is think that these are faulty. To be...
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...He is think that these are faulty. To begin with, the author argues that a ...
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Message: The verb 'will' requires the base form of the verb: 'lead'
Suggestion: lead
...ditionally, he says that this will also led to an increase in number of office and ...
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Suggestion:
...er of office and computers needed. Secondly, the writer suggests that short...
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Suggestion: fulltime
...s. In the article, it is said that if a full time employee work for a fewer hours some of...
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... be an unpleasant work environment Finally, the author posits that four-day...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, finally, however, if, may, moreover, second, secondly, so, well, in conclusion, in contrast, to begin with
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 22.0 10.4613686534 210% => Less to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 19.0 5.04856512141 376% => Less auxiliary verb wanted.
Conjunction : 7.0 7.30242825607 96% => OK
Relative clauses : 16.0 12.0772626932 132% => OK
Pronoun: 38.0 22.412803532 170% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 31.0 30.3222958057 102% => OK
Nominalization: 4.0 5.01324503311 80% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1812.0 1373.03311258 132% => OK
No of words: 363.0 270.72406181 134% => OK
Chars per words: 4.99173553719 5.08290768461 98% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.3649236973 4.04702891845 108% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.66639913964 2.5805825403 103% => OK
Unique words: 177.0 145.348785872 122% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.487603305785 0.540411800872 90% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 549.0 419.366225166 131% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.55342163355 97% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 9.0 3.25607064018 276% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 10.0 8.23620309051 121% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 1.25165562914 80% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 3.0 2.5761589404 116% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 20.0 13.0662251656 153% => OK
Sentence length: 18.0 21.2450331126 85% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 57.109894064 49.2860985944 116% => OK
Chars per sentence: 90.6 110.228320801 82% => OK
Words per sentence: 18.15 21.698381199 84% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.85 7.06452816374 83% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.09492273731 122% => OK
Language errors: 8.0 4.19205298013 191% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 7.0 4.33554083885 161% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 4.45695364238 157% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 6.0 4.27373068433 140% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.278604196132 0.272083759551 102% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0800529928267 0.0996497079465 80% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0813744178265 0.0662205650399 123% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.169429707756 0.162205337803 104% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0634126947044 0.0443174109184 143% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 11.1 13.3589403974 83% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 61.67 53.8541721854 115% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.1 11.0289183223 83% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.37 12.2367328918 93% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.36 8.42419426049 99% => OK
difficult_words: 88.0 63.6247240618 138% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 6.5 10.7273730684 61% => OK
gunning_fog: 9.2 10.498013245 88% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 11.2008830022 80% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 71.6666666667 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 21.5 Out of 30
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