Four-Day Workweek Linked to Better Health and Productivity

Fast summary

• A six-month pilot program trialing a four-day work week, without reducing salaries, was conducted across 141 companies in the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Ireland.
• Nearly 3,000 employees participated in the programme led by non-profit firm 4 Day Week Global, which included initial efforts to reorganize workflows and reduce inefficiencies like unnecessary meetings.
• Employees reported improved mental and physical health, better sleep quality, reduced burnout levels and higher job satisfaction.
• contrary to concerns about job intensification causing stress due to shorter working periods, workers felt their ability to work improved with fewer hours. Benefits applied across age groups and genders but were more pronounced among supervisors compared to non-supervisors.
• Over 90% of participating companies continued the four-day week structure after the trial period ended.

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