Could a Four-Day Workweek Become a Reality?

Feb 23, 2023, 08:00 AM

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In one of the largest trials of a four-day week to date, British businesses gave their 2,900 workers a paid day off a week to see whether they could get just as much done while working less, but more effectively. WSJ writer and editor Vanessa Furhmans joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss the results of the study, and whether businesses are likely to adapt the plan going forward. 

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In one of the largest trials of a four-day week to date, British businesses gave their 2,900 workers a paid day off a week to see whether they could get just as much done while working less, but more effectively. WSJ writer and editor Vanessa Furhmans joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss the results of the study, and whether businesses are likely to adapt the plan going forward. 

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