4 Day Week Global is a nonprofit organization that recently conducted a trial with 33 companies and 900 workers that replaced the typical five-day week with a four-day work week with no change in pay. After the six-month trial ended, 97 percent of employees who responded said they didn’t want to go back to five days per week, and most employers rated the ove ... Show More
Jan 20
Plain English BEST OF: The Healthiest "Super-Agers" Have One Thing in Common, According to a 25-Year Study
Throughout December and January, we’re going to be re-airing some of our favorite episodes of the past year and beyond. This list includes interviews that really stuck with me and some others that you guys had tons of feedback and thoughts on … including this one! “The Healthiest ... Show More
41m 58s
May 2023
Is a four-day working week the future?
Would you like to work fewer days, but get paid the same? The biggest global trial of the four day week has just come to an end in the UK.We hear from some of the companies who took part, including employees making the most of their extra day off, and employers looking closely at ... Show More
18m 51s
Dec 2022
Could the 4-day work week…work?
<p>US stocks fell after new data showed the US services sector grew last month, PwC plans to take advantage of uncertainty at EY by poaching some of its rival’s most senior executives, and China is catching up to Europe in EV battery production. Plus, the FT’s Working It podcast ... Show More
10m 7s
Aug 2023
La semaine de quatre jours, bientôt une réalité pour tous ? [REDIFF]
<p>Depuis les confinements mis en place pendant la pandémie de Covid-19, nombreux sont les Français qui continuent, quelques jours dans la semaine, de télétravailler. Cette flexibilité leur permet un meilleur équilibre entre vie professionnelle et vie personnelle.</p><p>Mais qu’e ... Show More
20m 49s
Jun 2020
La semaine de quatre jours pourrait-elle nous sortir de la crise ?
<p>Avec la crise économique monstrueuse qui commence, et les vagues de licenciements qui s’annoncent, il y a beaucoup d’interrogation sur la meilleure façon d’adapter son temps de travail pour la surmonter. </p><br><p>Pour certains, comme le président du Medef, il faut y met ... Show More
25m 56s