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| 31.12.2024 | 2025 is the year for SMEs to 'radically experiment' with four-day week | Burnout, the rise of artificial intelligence and pressure from employers to return to the office may lend momentum to the campaign for a four-day working week, according to an Irish behavioural scientist.
Dr Dale Whelehan said that 2025 wou... |
| 24.12.2024 | Оказывается, мы все должны работать четыре дня в неделю, и вот почему | Герр Фрике, сооснователь немецкой компании Solidence, полгода работал четыре дня в неделю, а потом заявил: «Я больше не хочу работать по пятницам. Просто не хочу».
Так завершился крупнейший эксперимент по сокращению рабочей недели. В нём по... |
| 28.10.2024 | The Four-Day Workweek: A New Dawn or a Distant Dream? | The four-day workweek is a siren song for many. It promises balance, productivity, and a breath of fresh air in the suffocating grind of the traditional five-day schedule. Recently, Germany embarked on a bold experiment, testing this concep... |
| 23.10.2024 | Исследование: четырёхдневная рабочая неделя улучшает продуктивность сотрудников | В Германии завершился краткосрочный эксперимент с внедрением четырёхдневной рабочей недели. По его итогам 73% компаний заявили, что готовы продолжать работать по тому же графику.
«Я больше не хочу работать по пятницам. Просто не хочу», — го... |
| 08.07.2024 | Почему свободного времени всё меньше, если производительность труда растёт? | Последние сто лет производительность труда ежегодно растёт. Благодаря научно-техническому прогрессу человек с компьютером заменяет тысячу бухгалтеров и вычислителей 19 века. Но не работает меньше. Скорее наоборот. Он работает больше.
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| 06.07.2024 | Четырёхдневная рабочая неделя. Обзор практического опыта. Сомнительно, но окей | 4 рабочих дня в неделю! Мечта любителей рафа на кокосовом молоке? Или всё-таки реальная перспектива в будущем?
Этим вопросом я озадачился, когда увидел анонс очередной попытки тестирования. На этот раз в Германии. Сходу предвкусил бессмысле... |
| 30.03.2024 | The 4-day workweek could be here sooner than you think | Careers The 4-day workweek could be here sooner than you think
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| 20.02.2024 | Golden police’s 32-hour workweek — for 40-hour pay — resulted in faster emergency response times, data show | It might seem counterintuitive that reducing an employee’s time on the clock by eight hours per week, while keeping their pay the same, will boost productivity — and cause costs to drop.
But data from a six-month pilot at the Golden Police ... |
| 02.02.2024 | A shorter workweek is gaining ground as another major pilot program prepares to kick off | Economy A shorter workweek is gaining ground as another major pilot program prepares to kick off
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| 01.12.2023 | SA has trialled the four-day work week and the results are in… | 92% of the firms in the trial plan to keep the new schedule. Image: Pixabay
Results from 4 Day Week Global has revealed that work employees in South African are less inclined to take Fridays off.
ALSO READ: Cape Town adds 263 000 jobs in on... |
| 29.11.2023 | 4 Day Week Announces Strategic Partnership with Writesea to Enhance The Job Board Experience For Their Job Seekers | Job Seekers will now spend less time looking for jobs! GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, November 29, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- 4 Day Week, the premier platform for job seekers prioritizing work-life balance, is excited to announce a new partnership with... |
| 07.07.2023 | What Are Summer Office Hours and Should You Offer Them to Employees? | In an effort to attract and retain workers, employers offer nontraditional perks across various industries. It is not uncommon for companies to implement summer office hours, such as Fridays off or reduced work hours, in order to give their... |
| 04.05.2023 | Switching to a 4-day work week got rid of this company's 'Sunday Scaries' | Qwick, a staffing platform for hospitality industries, cut its work week down to 4 days in April 2022.
After making the switch, employees who reported feeling rested and ready for work on Monday increased 32%.
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| 04.05.2023 | Switching to a 4-day work week got rid of this company's 'Sunday Scaries' | After Qwick switched to the 4-day work week, employees who reported they often felt stress during work hours dropped 12%, and overall, employees reported improvements in work-life balance. Cole Wilson/Qwick
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| 24.04.2023 | Why the four-day workweek works | Redeem now
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| 04.04.2023 | ChatGPT is strengthening the case for a 4-day workweek | Reps. David Cicilline and Mark Takano shake hands at a news conference in 2019. Takano has advocated a four-day workweek. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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| 27.02.2023 | Is The 4-Day Workweek The Next Big Thing? | Studies are finding the 4-day workweek might have benefits for employees and employersgetty |
| 26.02.2023 | The 4-day workweek: Science explains why it could improve our minds, bodies, and companies' bottom lines | A UK report found tons of benefits from a four-day workweek. Getty Images
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A four-day workweek UK trial had promising results: less stress, better sleep, and no revenue loss.
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| 21.01.2023 | This CEO cut the working week, but not pay, at his factory – and says workers are now more productive and stick around for longer | DiamondBack reduced the working week to 35 hours. Luke Viozzi/DiamondBack Covers
DiamondBack Covers reduced its 40-hour week to 35 without cutting pay for workers.
The decision has meant greater efficiency, safety, and staff retention, said... |
| 17.01.2023 | No more Fridays | The results are in: It's time for your company to stop working on Fridays (or Mondays).
The latest, perhaps most convincing evidence yet for the shift to a four-day workweek comes from a six-month trial which began in February 2022 in which... |
| 03.01.2023 | These are the key career trends to know about for 2023 | It’s a new year, and that means there are a new set of rules and guidelines to follow when it comes to our careers, or when we’re looking for a job.
2022 was a challenging 12 months for employees and employers alike. It was the year we prop... |
| 28.12.2022 | The 4-day work week is good for business, according to these Seattle startups | (Bigstock Image)
When Seattle startup Uplevel adopted a four-day week in January, it was betting on the fact that employees would get the same amount done in less time.
“We were interested in seeing how the decrease in working days would pu... |
| 05.12.2022 | 4-дневная рабочая неделя, еще раз. Давайте жить дружно | Я смотрю, даже на Хабре до сих пор возникают дискуссии по поводу целесообразности 4-дневной рабочей недели. Что уж тогда говорить о других площадках. Так нам боссов-старпёров не переубедить. Тут бы хоть 6-дневный график не ввели!
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| 01.12.2022 | New research may have just paved the way for a 4-day work week | Getty Images
A new global study found a four-day work week was a "resounding success" in a pilot program.
It found revenue increased over 8% over the six-month trial period for 33 participating companies.
On the employee side, res... |
| 18.11.2022 | Could the 6-hour work day succeed In Europe? | With new notions of quiet quitting and hybrid working, the old ideas of living to work and being chronically busy now seem outdated as the pandemic ushered in a new era of achieving work-life balance through a variety of means.
While you mi... |
| 26.09.2022 | Ещё одно подтверждение: 4-дневная рабочая неделя не приводит к снижению производительности | Более 70 компаний в Великобритании сейчас проводят шестимесячный эксперимент, в рамках которого их сотрудники каждую неделю получают дополнительный оплачиваемый выходной. Пока что все идет хорошо.
Согласно опросу участников, опубликованному... |
| 20.07.2022 | simPRO Announces Inflationary Pay Raise As Part of ‘Do The Right Thing’ Benefits Program for Global Workforce | BROOMFIELD, Colo. (PRWEB) July 20, 2022
simPRO, the global leader in trade business management software, today announced the debut of its new ‘Do the Right Thing’ benefits program for employees in the United States, Australia, New Zealand a... |
| 20.07.2022 | simPRO Announces Inflationary Pay Raise As Part of ‘Do The Right Thing’ Benefits Program for Global Workforce - Australian Based | BRISBANE, Australia (PRWEB) July 20, 2022
simPRO, the Australian-based global leader in trade business management software, today announced the debut of its new ‘Do the Right Thing’ benefits program for employees in the United States, Austr... |
| 20.07.2022 | simPRO Announces Inflationary Pay Raise As Part of ‘Do The Right Thing’ Benefits Program for Global Workforce Worldwide | ST. IVES, United Kingdom (PRWEB) July 20, 2022
simPRO, the global leader in trade business management software, today announced the debut of its new ‘Do the Right Thing’ benefits program for employees in the United States, Australia, New Ze... |
| 23.06.2022 | Tr3Dent Pilots a New Four-Day Workweek Model, Primes Its Workforce for the Future of Work | “By enabling our employees to spend more time relaxing with loved ones, Tr3Dent not only creates a more progressive work culture, but we also build a more resilient and productive team for years to come," said Kevin McCaffrey, CEO and ... |
| 15.11.2021 | Dare to try the 4-day workweek? Here’s what a Romanian company has learned | Romania ~
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How does less work fit in a fast-paced, growth-focused, 24/7 available economy? Recently, Iceland made headlines after it reported “overwhelming success” over a 4-year trial of a shorter workweek in the public sector. The... |
| 28.10.2021 | Отдыхать нельзя работать. Может ли короткая рабочая неделя сделать счастливее без вреда для бизнеса? | Индийский финтех стартап Slice уменьшает рабочую неделю до трёх дней с сохранением 80% зарплаты. Новость, опубликованная Bloomberg в начале октября, вернула отрасль к животрепещущему обсуждению: помогает ли радикальная оптимизация рабочего ... |
| - | The billionaires join Bernie Sanders in weighing in on four-day workweek. Here’s what CEOs who actually made the move say | To learn more about the CNBC CFO Council, visit cnbccouncils.com/cfo
Plenty of companies, from publicly traded ones like ThredUp to Kickstarter and local manufacturers like Advanced RV have made the transition away from five days in the off... |
| - | 4-day work week firms are seeing a surge in job applications | Trying to attract and retain workers? Forget pizza parties and nap pods. Companies in the U.K. are looking at a more promising solution: the four-day work week.
“Visits to our recruitment page have gone up by 60% and enquiries to the compan... |
| - | Pioneering 4-Day Work Week Trial Achieves 100% Success Rate | Momentum behind the four-day work week is snowballing (at last!), with the first Canadian pilot program with Boston College releasing positive results today: Revenue increased by 15% in companies who adopted the four-day work week.
The find... |
| - | You’ve heard about the 4-day workweek — but what about the 9-day fortnight? | You might have heard of the four-day workweek – where employees work just four of the traditional five working days, but for the same pay and with expectations of maintaining productivity levels.
A largely successful six-month trial of this... |
| - | How to Successfully Implement a 4-Day Workweek in 2023 | The four-day workweek is no longer a utopian concept. Thanks to the success of multiple global trials and the rapid deployment of AI, companies offering a four-day workweek now include tech heavyweights like Microsoft and Amazon alongside n... |
| - | An Inside Guide to 4-Day Work Week Benefits and Challenges | An increasing number of companies are offering a 4-day work week, but is it really better and is the model right for your business? Here's what you should know if you're considering a four-day work week trial, based on the experience of a c... |
| - | A UK company testing out a 4-day work week to attract employees says it's seen a boost in productivity, profits, and morale | Girling Jones staff take off rotating days of the week, but on Mondays and Fridays, they’re all in the office. Girling Jones
A UK pilot program is testing out a four-day work week for 3,300 employees at 70 companies.
One of the companies in... |
| - | How the four-day workweek gained momentum — and could change the future of work | The idea of a four-day or shorter workweek is gaining momentum worldwide — a big thanks to the remote work boom during the Covid-19 pandemic.
A recent study from 4 Day Week Global, a nonprofit group that has been conducting four-day week pi... |
| - | How to Ask Your Boss for a 4-Day Workweek in 7 Simple Steps | We've abolished the 6-day workweek, fought for a national minimum wage, and now the next major labor movement is upon us: the campaign for a 4-day workweek.
As demands for flexible working conditions and healthier work-life balances reach a... |
| - | Companies That Offer a 4-Day Work Week in 2023 | Since the start of the pandemic, work-life balance has been all the rage, with remote work policies showing employees that there's more to life than staying in the office all day. While there are now a wide range of companies offering remot... |
| - | Congressman wants to make 32-hour workweek U.S. law to ‘increase the happiness of humankind’ | The four-day workweek is as buzzy as ever, and one California Congressman wants to make it federal law.
Rep. Mark Takano, who represents California’s 39th district, has reintroduced his 32-hour Workweek Act to Congress, which, if passed, wo... |
