Most experiments with four-day weeks have been motivated by corporate self-interest. That could be changing.
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"More than a century after Chicago factory workers won fixed labor protections under the slogan “Eight hours for work, eight hours for rest, and eight hours for what we will,” the work week is once again evolving.
"Companies have recently been experimenting with four-day weeks in the hope that a shorter week will ultimately improve their bottom lines. But the concept broke new ground last month, when Spain announced it will become the world’s first country to trial a four-day working week."
“'The four-day week has never been tested on this level,' says Héctor Tejero, political coordinator of Más País, the left-wing party that put forward the proposal. 'Until now there’s only been fragmented evidence and research from different countries.'
"Tejero believes the benefits of shifting away from the Monday to Friday, 9-to-5 status quo could be profound and wide-ranging: improving employee wellbeing, reducing carbon emissions, increasing gender equality and raising productivity."
Article: Spain’s Four-Day Work Week Is a Game Changer