Trials of a shorter working week in Iceland have been hailed as an "overwhelming success" by researchers. Public sector employees taking part in two large trials between 2015 and 2019 worked 35-36 ...

Reykjavík isn’t the city with the busiest traffic. But if you wander around town on a Friday afternoon, you’d find more people in cafes than in cars. For many Icelanders, the workweek is already over.

Another major city is introducing a four-day week for thousands of workers, with the shorter work week movement continuing to grow globally. Within a matter of days, employees in Dubai’s public sector ...

Switching to a four-day work week can be good for the bottom line, according to the results of a new trial in the United Kingdom. For six months between last November and April, nearly 1,000 employees ...

Switching to a four-day work week can be good for the bottom line, according to the results of a new trial in the United Kingdom. For six months between last November and April, nearly 1,000 employees ...

Transitioning to a four-day work week may be advantageous for employers as well as employees, a new study done in the UK by the 4 Day Week Foundation and Boston College finds. The foundation, which ...

Palm Beach County Fire Rescue's shorter workweek will cost taxpayers almost $10 million. The change, reducing the workweek from 48 to 42 hours, aims to improve staff retention and reduce fatigue. The ...

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has once again urged Americans to demand a shorter work week, now that AI technologies are boosting productivity across sectors. What Happened: In a recent X post, Sanders ...