#32: The benefits of the four-day work week

A popular saying goes: “nothing is more powerful than an idea
whose time has come,” and the four-day work week (without any
salary cuts) seems to be exactly such an idea. More and more
companies around the globe are introducing it. In the UK, the
world's largest trial so far has just ended with positive
outcomes regarding health, productivity, revenues, job
satisfaction and more. In this episode, Dale Whelehan, a
behavioural scientist and the new CEO of the NGO 4 Day Week
Global, tells us why he wasn't surprised about the results and
how the positive outcomes are interconnected.


Hosted by Jonathan Widder; edited by Mathias Warzecha


Stories discussed


Four-day week: ‘major breakthrough’ as most UK firms in trial
extend changes, The Guardian 


A hundred UK companies sign up for four-day week with no loss of
pay, The Guardian


Four-day week 'an overwhelming success' in Iceland, BBC


4 Day Week Global Website


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