The four-day workweek debate may have peaked in 2022, but the practice is slowly gaining traction:
🇦🇺 2-in-3 workers can now swap public holidays
🇪🇸 The government is reducing the legal workweek to 37.5 hours
🇬🇧 200+ companies have permanently adopted a four-day workweek with no pay cuts, benefiting more than 5,000 employees
According to the 4 Day Week Foundation, many of these firms, especially in tech, marketing and the nonprofit sector, report higher productivity, happier teams and even increased profits. And shorter workweeks align with workers' needs and wants — for the first time, work-life balance now ranks higher than salary in importance (83% vs. 82%, per Workmonitor).
So, could your company take a bold leap? In an era of FOBO (Fear of Becoming Obsolete), could help from AI and smarter perks double your workforce’s impact? Even if a four-day week isn’t in the cards (yet 😉), how can you offer flexibility to show employees you truly value their wellbeing beyond ping-pong tables and free coffee? 🏓☕
