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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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World of HR: South Africa tries a four-day workweek
More than 90% of the companies that participated in the country’s four-day workweek trial plan to stick with the new schedule.
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HR 101: A brief history of the five-day workweek
“We have before us the opportunity to make common sense changes to work standards passed down from a different era,” says Democratic Congressman Mark Takano.
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