A four-day workweek sounds appealing in theory, but whether it works in practice depends entirely on the business.

A growing number of school districts have turned to abbreviated weeks over the past two decades, sometimes in a bid to save money, other times to give themselves the upper hand in recruiting teachers, ...

For education leaders, particularly in hard-to-staff rural districts, shortening the school week has become a key selling point for staffing. But new research suggests that four-day schedules may do ...

New research reveals what 9-5ers have long understood: the five-day workweek is a waste of time. A report from nonprofit advocacy group 4 Day Week Global found that employees can accomplish as much in ...

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 Scottish government recently announced plans to pilot a four-day school week. The proposal comes amid growing concerns about teacher supply and well-being. A "true" four-day work week, as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of coworkers celebrates. The folks in the “Land Down Under” say nope. A new study conducted among 15 Australian companies ...

In a 1930 essay, British economist John Maynard Keynes predicted that in 100 years time, technological advances would have displaced so much human labour that people would be working 15-hour weeks – ...