None of the companies involved in the pilot program were necessarily against keeping the four-day work week schedule. The five-day, 40-hour work week was a hard-fought win for labor activists in the ...

If you can get more done in less time using AI, why not work fewer hours? Why it matters: The idea is gaining traction among proponents of the four-day work week, and at least one software startup CEO ...

Let's be real. The traditional five-day grind is starting to feel like a relic from another era. While remote work gave us a taste of flexibility, there's another workplace revolution quietly gaining ...

The movement to implement a four-day work week is gaining momentum in the U.S. Economist Juliet Schor says more than 200 American companies have now made the switch and she believes almost every ...

In this first article of a two-part series on the four-day week, we speak to experts about the pros and cons of the approach for tech employers. Although the four-day week may be growing in popularity ...

In the 1880s, labor leaders believed that the eight-hour day was one of the only demands that could unite all working people. Today, the four-day week could do the same. Illustration of Haymarket Riot ...

In this second article of a two-part series on the four-day week, we speak to two employers, one that has adopted a four-day week and one that chose not to - and why. While the popularity of the ...

It seems like a long time ago now that Tim Ferriss’s The Four-Hour Work Week came out. Now the vibe has shifted, particularly in Silicon Valley and double-particularly in AI. The new trend? The ...

Organizations reported worker well-being improves and productivity increases — so the companies are getting happier, healthier employees. The shift appears to be trending elsewhere. Two years after ...

The four-day workweek continues to capture interest in the U.K., with 200 companies now adopting the practice, according to the latest data from the 4 Day Week Foundation. The companies employ more ...

If you’ve been following the blog, you know how we feel about vacation days (hint: we like them). Thinking about how taking vacation days should not be controversial has us considering a topic of ...

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