Four-day workweek trial: Shorter hours, happier employees

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One thought on “Four-day workweek trial: Shorter hours, happier employees

  1. No objection to trying new things. But, this type of analysis seems suspect, since “the same six-month period a year earlier” was 2021, during Covid:

    “Revenue grew 1.4% over the course of the trial for 23 companies that provided adequate data—weighted for the size of the business—while a separate 24 companies saw revenue climb more than 34% from the same six-month period a year earlier.”

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