Simon Eder at Biathlon: Disappointing 29th place in Kontialahti!

Simon Eder at Biathlon: Disappointing 29th place in Kontialahti!

In a challenging competition, the Austrian biathlete Simon Eder did disappointed at the start of the mass in KontiaLahti. The 41-year-old, who was the only Austrian in the men's competition, achieved 29th place among 30 participants. Although Eder shot flawlessly at the beginning, he made three mistakes while standing and was also unable to present himself in old strength. In the end he was 3:13 minutes behind the winner Eric Perrot from France, who celebrated his second World Cup victory with just one mistake, while the Norwegian Sturla Holm Laegreid took third place, as well as laola1.at reported.

In the meantime, a failed experiment for the four -day week in Austria causes a stir. The Discounter Lidl tested whether the week could be switched to four hours on four hours to ten hours. But the concept was not very well received by the employees, which illustrates the challenges of a compressed working week. The researcher Philipp Frey from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology points out that employees want a reduction in working hours. Studies from Great Britain support this multiplication of positive effects on productivity at working time reduction, since employees work more motivated and less stressed, which also lowers the fluctuation, such as vice.com reported.

This discussion about working hours is becoming increasingly important, especially in view of a changing world of work. Signs of a trend reversal are recognizable and more and more people are committed to a better work-life balance. Eder and the failed experiment at Lidl illustrate different challenges - one in sports and the other in working life - which are the focus of the current social debate.