Work a six hour day - perhaps, partly an interim solution to automation taking our jobs?

The world of work is changing -

many High Street shops are now going on-line instead

Would working a six hour day make you more productive and give you a better wellbeing?

Surprisingly the trials say yes.

In a trial in Sweden, Nurses worked a six hour day and they found that the results they achieved were better and also for their stress levels which were greatly reduced. On the flipside was the fact that more staff had to be employed to fill the gaps.

Thanks to the rise of the Robots, jobs are fast vanishing

However, we humans face the problem that with automation taking many jobs permanently without any replacements coming, we need situations to help defray this situation where possible, but the inevitability of the rise of the robots, means it is a short stop gap.

Basic Income payments are inevitable

The six hour day would take up some of the slack from the shrinking jobs market, Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) would take up the rest, giving a financial safety net to those without work to help them and perhaps finance their own business start ups.

Humans have a fortunate situation for the present in that they can do things that Robots currently cannot. To survive in this machine age, humans need to have transferable skills that they can take to jobs from other situations and stay ahead.

However, as our life changes and our requirements, what may be relevant today may not be tomorrow, so the game changes as time progresses.

Is anyone really planning for this outcome? They should be. It isn't going away.