A Scottish Government pilot of a four-day work week at two public sector bodies was a success, a report has suggested, but ministers have said the move will not be made permanent “at this time”. South ...

In 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt put into law the Fair Labor Standards Act and established the five-day forty-hour ...

The trial compared nearly 3,000 employees at 141 businesses and organizations who adopted a four-day work week with nearly 300 employees at 12 companies who stuck with a five-day schedule. The study ...

Switching to a four-day work week can be good for the bottom line, according to the results of a new trial in the United Kingdom. For six months between last November and April, nearly 1,000 employees ...

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LONDON -- Thousands of UK workers are starting a four-day work week from Monday with no cut to their pay in the largest trial of its kind. The pilot, which will last for six months, involves 3,300 ...

So, we’re all agreed! The five-day work week needs to go. Working just four days a week can help workers protect their mental health, according to researchers. A team at Boston College said their ...

Ready for a three-day weekend? Seven in 10 workers feel they could be just as productive in a four-day work week, according to new research. Ahead of Labor Day, a new survey of 2,000 Americans ...

If you’re anything like most traditional workers out there, a four-day workweek probably sounds pretty good to you. Working eight hours a day for five days a week just doesn’t leave a lot of time to, ...

More people have adopted the four-day work week – here’s why - More than 1,400 workers made the move to a four-day working ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Balance. The concept of a 4-day workweek isn’t new, but with the ...