Is now the time for Australia to embrace the four-day work week?
A four-day work week is well within the realm of economic feasibility. But how much, if anything, would it cost in terms of lost production and lower wages?
Momentum for a four-day work week is building, but is it realistic?
Should companies and governments give the four-day work week a go? Here’s what we know so far about the benefits and pitfalls of shortening the weekly grind.
Lessons from InDebted’s four-day work week
In this piece, InDebted founder and CEO Josh Foreman reflects on what the first three months of InDebted’s new way of working has been like, and the impact it has had on the business as a whole.
Should companies quit social media, and is the four-day week finally here?
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Why startup InDebted has made a permanent shift to a four-day work week
InDebted is moving its 160-strong global workforce to a four-day work week, cutting hours by 20% across the board, without cutting pay.
Iceland’s trial of a four-day work week deemed an “overwhelming success”
An Icelandic study found a four-day work week led to improved employee wellbeing and better business outcomes.
My staff have been doing four-day work weeks for eight months. Here’s what I’ve learnt
In 2020, Amantha Imber and the Inventium team ran a six-month experiment where everyone worked four days a week, but were paid for five.
The full-time fallacy: Why Laura Prael’s business will always run four days a week
"Spending time on your hobbies awakens your creativity, provides you with fresh perspectives and boosts confidence to solve problems."
“It’s the best thing I’ve done for my career”: How COVID-19 has given us the chance to embrace a four-day work week
A four-day work week can help men to achieve a better career/family-life balance, says fathers' advocate Rob Sturrock. Here's how.
Coronavirus update for business: Woolies invests in telehealth, more job cuts at Uber, and Ardern backs a four-day week
Jacinda Ardern says a four-day weeks will boost local tourism, more COVID-19 layoffs at Uber, and startup bags $8 million with Woolies as a backer.
Finland is not bringing in a four-day work week, despite media reports to the contrary
There’s more to the story that’s doing the rounds this week about Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin introducing a four-day work week.
A four-day working week has benefits, but doesn’t address the inequalities inherent to the activity of work itself
John McDonnell last month announced the British Labour Party would reduce the standard working week to 32 hours within 10 years of winning office.
