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A four-day workweek experiment changed how these employers approach flexibility

Each company expanded their flexibility policies after piloting a four-day workweek.


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What one company learned after piloting a four-day workweek

Bjorn Reynolds, Safeguard Global’s CEO and founder, shares the lessons he learned from his company’s four-day workweek pilot.


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World of HR: The Netherlands is slowly adopting a four-day workweek

While companies in the US shrink flexible work options, the largest labor union in the Netherlands is advocating for a 32-hour workweek.


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World of HR: 73% of German companies that tried a four-day workweek will keep the schedule

Employees reported better mental and physical health, and 83% want to keep the shorter workweek.


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World of HR: The Japanese government wants employers to offer four-day workweeks

The country known for overwork is trying to encourage workers to spend more time at home to combat poor mental health and falling birth rates.


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How one company created a four-day workweek program that works for its employees

Exos Chief People Officer Greg Hill tells HR Brew that his employees are “more energized, more motivated, more engaged.”


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World of HR: First company to trot out four-day workweek in Turkey adopts it permanently

The company’s CEO claims the trial led to better work-life balance and increased productivity for employees.

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