Bring the 4-Day Workweek to Your Workplace

More than half of U.S. employers are ready to try a 4-day workweek, and over 70% of employed Americans support a 4-day workweek. Is your workplace next?

Benefits for Workers and Families

  • Improved Work-Life Harmony: A 4-day workweek gives workers more time to spend with family, pursue hobbies, rest, and generally enjoy life outside of work. In a survey of 250 businesses operating on a 4-day workweek, businesses reported their employees are happier (78%), less stressed (70%), and produce better work (63%).

  • More Time to Care for Loved Ones: With rising childcare and adult care costs, ensuring workers have time to care for their own families is increasingly important. A 4-day week empowers workers to not have to sacrifice their work in order to care for their loved ones.

  • Reduced Commute Time: Fewer days commuting to work can save time and reduce transportation costs.

  • Increased Job Satisfaction: A shorter workweek can lead to increased job satisfaction, which can improve mental health and overall well-being.

  • Greater Focus and Efficiency: With more time to rest and recharge, workers can bring more energy and focus to their work.

First Steps To the 4-Day Workweek

A successful implementation of a 4-day workweek is a pact between an employer and their people. It takes commitment and trust from both sides. Build up support for a trial among fellow employees and learn how to approach your employer in a constructive and cooperative way to find a path that can work for everyone.

The steps laid out here are generally applicable to non-unionized workforces where there may not be a concrete avenue for employees to raise ideas that are to be implemented at an organization-wide basis.

  • No matter who you are, you'll need to familiarize yourself with the benefits for both workers and businesses. Having a solid understanding of the business case makes conversations with decision makers go much more smoothly.

  • The 4-day workweek is a popular issue! You likely have co-workers (more than you might think!) who want to experience the benefits. You should identify those co-workers to form a 4-Day Workweek Committee. Depending on the make-up of the committee and the dynamics at your workplace, it may make sense to keep the work of the committee private till you're ready to let leadership know that you and your co-workers want a 4-day workweek.

  • Reach out to us to set up a conversation. We can share our insights and also share resources that can help you and your coworkers develop a thoughtful proposal that aligns with your company's needs.

  • Once you've developed a proposal, the next step is to thoughtfully present that to leadership. How to best present it to leadership will depends on the dynamics of the workplace and the make-up of the committee.

  • Once you've received buy-in from leadership, build a plan for implementation that includes buy-in from everyone in the organization.

Need additional support? Here’s what we can do.

  • Help Develop a Proposal

  • Connect to Similar Workplaces

  • Support Worker Campaigns

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