Could a four-day workweek boost your business? Companies in the United Kingdom are proving that the answer might just be yes. Cutting the workweek to four days might not only be good for employee ...

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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 ...

A four-day work week can lead to happier and more productive, dedicated employees, a new global study found. Workers at companies that instituted a four-day work week—essentially working 80% of their ...

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 ...

Another major city is introducing a four-day week for thousands of workers, with the shorter work week movement continuing to grow globally. Within a matter of days, employees in Dubai’s public sector ...

Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), reiterated his prediction that artificial intelligence (AI) will lead to a shorter workweek in the developed world. Dimon made this prediction ...

As we publish our final column of 2026, we dedicate this column to our late friend and colleague, Jenny Kaplan, whose guidance and generosity shaped our work for nearly a decade. Jenny coached us ...