Workweek

Very few people like Mondays. For some, it means waking up early and travelling to work, while others see it as the end of a relaxing weekendYour life can be much easier if you start your week on a good note. Strive to be one of those…

The idea of a four-day or shorter workweek is gaining momentum worldwide — a big thanks to the remote work boom during the Covid-19 pandemic.A recent study from 4 Day Week Global, a nonprofit group that has been conducting four-day week…

A man walks on Wall St. during the morning commute, as the city deals with record temperatures and the excessive heat, in New York, July 20, 2022.Brendan McDermid | ReutersA cooling economy, rising mortgage rates and mass layoffs have done…

Platten’s, a fish and chip shop in Norfolk, England, is also participating in the program.“We believe that by giving our staff a better work-life balance they can work more efficiently and effectively,” Callum Howard, a spokesman for the…

<!-- -->Similar trials have also taken place in Spain, Iceland, the United States and Canada.London, United Kingdom: Louis Bloomsfield inspects the kegs of beer at his brewery in north London, eagerly awaiting June, when he will get…

The buzz around introducing a 4-day workweek is there globally, with many countries and companies testing it. After a few places have already introduced this shortened workweek system, California is also planning to roll out it and there’s…

With a number of companies across the world proposing 4-day workweek for employees, a report has revealed that a majority of employers in India strongly agree that this model will help in reducing stress level. Over 60% of the employers…

Primary co-founders and co-CEOs Cristina Carbonell and Galyn Bernard shifted the online children's clothing retailer to a four-day workweek during the pandemic and have no plans to go back to the longer week.Courtesy: PrimaryMillions of…

The United Arab Emirates will shift to a working week of four-and-half days with a Saturday-Sunday weekend from the start of next year to better align its economy with global markets, but private companies will be free to choose their own…

This article is part of our latest DealBook special report on the trends that will shape the coming decades.In May 2020, as the pandemic sent stress levels through the roof, an online children’s clothes retailer called Primary started an…