https://www.npr.org/2024/02/27/1234271434/4-day-workweek-successful-a-year-later-in-uk
"Companies that have tried it are reporting happier workers, lower turnover, and greater efficiency. Now, there's evidence that those effects are long-lasting.
The latest data comes from a trial in the U.K. In 2022, 61 companies moved their employees to a four-day workweek with no reduction in pay.
They began it as a six-month experiment, but today, 54 of the companies still have the policy. Just over half have declared it permanent, according to researchers from the think tank Autonomy, who organized the trial along with the groups 4-Day Week Campaign and 4 Day Week Global."
More companies should consider implementing a four-day workweek. Numerous studies show that employees rarely work a full 40 hours in a given week. Spending less time in the office on repetitive, uninspiring tasks could improve morale and create a workplace people look forward to being part of, rather than feel obligated to endure.