This is all because you refuse to give up your fossil fueled vehicle
Workers might have to ditch the 9-5 for the 6-2 because of climate change, Oxford study says
Dolly Parton’s famous call for “workin’ 9-5” could become a thing of the past, as climate change continues to wreak havoc on the planet, and with it, the workforce.
As the world becomes hotter, businesses may need to switch up their staff’s working pattern to cope with “uncomfortable” heat levels, according to researchers from the University of Oxford.
And it’s bad news for night owls: The experts recommended that U.K. workers will need to start their shift at 6 a.m., in order to finish by 2 p.m. and beat the afternoon heat. For those with an hour-long commute, this could mean starting the day as early as 4 a.m. to get ready and go in the warmer months.
The new study, published in the journal Nature Sustainability, claims that Britain is one of many European countries that will have to adapt the most to cope with sweltering temperatures. However, unlike its Mediterranean neighbors, it doesn’t already have working cultural norms influenced by the hot weather, such as siestas.
Many businesses have already embraced summer hours: L’Oréal, Asos and Nike are among the growing number of companies that are allowing staff to leave work between midday and 3.30 p.m. on Fridays during the summer months.
I’m sure they’re all leaving so they can leave the….air conditioned office and go home to their air conditioning, right? They wouldn’t be heading to the gym or the park or the bar, right?
But even in workspaces equipped with the cool breeze of air conditioning units, the researchers warn of a “vicious cycle” where people burn more fossil fuels to provide energy for air con which then heats the climate still further, requiring more energy. So even office workers would do well to clock out earlier.
How many Warmists have given up their own use of air conditioning?
As well as asking workers to don short sleeve shirts, the government’s recommendations include keeping office thermostats to 28°C or above, getting staff to come into work earlier, allowing workers to take longer holidays in the summer, and banning overtime.
28C is 82.5F. Is the government keeping theirs that high? Also, again, I bet the workers love being able to take longer holidays in the summer. When the government is saying it is too hot.
Just goes to show the bias of government/academia/think tank/activist employees who think everyone else is like them and works 9-5 indoors with A/C. Even in the USA, only 31% of workers work 40 hours per week.
The Pentagon, a stereotypical government building, keeps the A/C at between 70-72 degrees all year round. And they have an award for “green” building design and management.
there are people still working?
9-5? I haven’t worked 9-5 since…ever. At present my work day runs from about 5:30AM to about 4 to 5PM, five days a week. Before that, it was 7am to 3:30PM. And for 20 years before that, 11PM to 7AM.