4-day week proposal in Chile
In the past few months I've seen a flurry of interest in the 4-day week among politicians in a number of countries: Canada's Justin Trudeau, Nicola Sturgeon in
4-day weeks in Spain and India
Two very different proposals for 4-day weeks have recently been floated in Spain and India. Last year, the Spanish party Más País got the government to agree to
“Japan has a latent ability to create flexible work environments and workstyles:” The Liberal Democratic Party discusses a 4-day week
Yesterday I noticed in an article on the Deutsche Welle Web site on the 4-day week, that "Kuniko Inoguchi, a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party," put
The 4-day week in Liverpool
The Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place at the University of Liverpool just published "Transitioning Towards a Four Day Working Week: Evidence Review and Insights From
Joe Ryle on “Why Conservatives should support a four-day week”
Last year during the UK general election, the Labour Party embraced the idea of moving the country to a 4-day week, and Tories did a fabulous job of
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
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
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
Japanese companies are implementing 4-day weeks as they reopen
Recently I made the case in The Atlantic that companies should adopt a 4-day week in order to make offices and workplaces safer, and to help companies develop