Marketplace: Could a 4-day workweek become the norm?
“Overall, the trial’s findings show that a shortened workweek pays off — for both the workers’ and a company’s bottom line. Employees reported greater satisfaction with different areas of their lives, with company revenue staying constant. Forty-four percent of employees reported being more satisfied with their household finances. “You have no idea what this will mean to my family – the amount of money we will be able to save on child care,” said one employee…’It’s been a huge success, I think maybe beyond what I could have anticipated given how challenging the U.K. economy has been,” said Juliet Schor, a sociology professor at Boston College and the trial’s lead researcher.”