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Radio 4,5 mins

Would we be more productive if we worked shorter hours?

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Britain has some of the longest working hours of any country in Europe and yet some of the worst productivity. Would we all be more productive if we worked shorter hours? A company in the Netherlands is pioneering a particularly radical way of making sure everyone stops work on time, by removing their office furniture. Paul Henley has been to Holland to investigate. (Photo: Shadow of a man sat an invisible desk. Credit: 麻豆社.)

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