The five day, forty hour work week has been the norm for nearly a century. But new research shows there are advantages for ...

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Researchers agree! A four-day work week is better for your mental health - How is it Monday again?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of coworkers celebrates. The folks in the "Land Down Under" say nope. A new study conducted among 15 Australian companies ...

Workers want flexible schedules — and a four-day work week is at the top of their wish list. More than half of those who want a shorter week would be willing to work longer days to get it. When it ...

Burnout is such a problem for workers that some bosses are considering shrinking the length of the workweek. Nearly one-third (30%) of large US companies are exploring new work schedule shifts such as ...

Another major city is introducing a four-day week for thousands of workers, with the shorter work week movement continuing to grow globally. Within a matter of days, employees in Dubai’s public sector ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Irina Anghel and Arianne Cohen, Bloomberg The largest-ever trial of the four-day work week found that most UK companies participating are not returning to ...

Men participating in the world’s biggest trial of a four-day work week spent much more time with their children, organizers say. For six months starting in June last year, about 2,900 workers across ...

If you worked a day less each week and got paid the same amount, what would you do with all that free time? You could reorganize that clutter drawer (who needs that many rubber bands?). You could ...

"Thinking Week" at 1440 is designed to boost innovation and employee satisfaction. Workers cancel meetings, and the CEO encourages walks in the woods.