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 a 33-hour workweek as in a 38-hour workweek. Experts maintain the 5-hour gap is filled not with productivity but procrastination. Nonprofit advocacy group 4 … Read more
Ready for a three-day weekend? Seven in 10 workers feel they could be just as productive in a four-day work week, according to new research. Ahead of Labor Day, a new survey of 2,000 Americans examining lifestyle factors, attitudes to work and social life balance, found 69% of employed respondents think they could do their job … Read more
Oh, baby! Tokyo is offering its employees a four-day workweek in an attempt to boost the city’s birthrate. Governor Yuriko Koike recently announced that the city’s government employees will be given the option to have a three-day weekend beginning in April 2025. Tokyo is giving its employees a four-day workweek in an attempt to boost … Read more
The prospect of slashing a day of work from the schedule each week without a lower paycheck is a great deal for workers, so it is not surprising that multiple studies show employees love the idea of a 4-day work week – especially in this age of high burnout. While some experts say the shorter work week … Read more
A simple work question has exposed the significant generational gap between Generation Z and Baby Boomers. Gabrielle Judge, who describes herself as the anti-work girl boss, has dropped a TikTok of a Zoom conversation she was having about the four-day work week with a Baby Boomer CEO. CEO of SparcStart, Maury Hanigan, was a guest … Read more
Employees will always take more money if you offer it. But pay alone isn’t necessarily all it takes to attract and keep good employees. In a survey of employed workers and employers, Forbes Advisor found that 40% of employers say workers leave their job to find a role that offers better employee benefits. The survey also found … Read more