Facebook Live conversation about the 4-day week and future of work
Today I joined Adam Olsen and Sonia Furstenau, two British Columbia MLAs (members of the provincial legislative assembly-- I think I've got that right!) in a conversation about
Jefferson County, Colorado trials a 4-day week
Jefferson County, Colorado, moved some of its government operations to a 4-day workweek on June 1. In most cases, this means moving staff to four 10-hour days, not
Talking about the 4-day week on Better Life Lab’s “Crisis Conversations”
Last Friday I joined panel featuring Brigid Schulte, Manar Morales (Diversity and Flexibility Alliance President & CEO), Richard Gegick (leader of the Restaurant Opportunities Center), and Kendra Goodenough
Guysborough, Nova Scotia trials a 4-day week
In Canada there has been a fair amount of discussion recently about the possibility of moving to a 4-day week, from Justin Trudeau mentioning it briefly during a
Lynda Gratton: “we’ve inevitably broken the norm of working eight hours a day, five days a week”
Last year, when we could all still travel, I went to London do a Guardian Live event on the 4-day week. One of my fellow panelists was Lynda
ABC the Business on the 4-day week
A good segment on the 4-day week in Australia and New Zealand, and the potential for it continuing after the pandemic. For some reason I can't embed it,
The 4-day week and the shape of post-pandemic work in Asia
Recently in a number of countries, politicians have raised the idea of post-pandemic economies adopting a 4-day workweek as a way of boosting tourism and leisure spending, making
Harris Poll on the popularity of the 4-day week
The Harris Poll's CV19 Tracker recently included some questions about the 4-day week, and they provide a snapshot of American attitudes toward the idea of a shorter week:
The Fraser Institute’s report on the 32-hour workweek in Canada
The Fraser Institute in Canada has published a new report on the 32-hour workweek. Tyler Dawson explains in the National Post, Canada could achieve a four-day work week
Talking about the 4-day week on the Scott Radley Show
I'm on the June 3 episode of the Scott Radley Show, a Hamilton, Ontario radio program, talking about the 4-day week. It's very interesting to see how much