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The success of Iceland s four-day week trial greatly overstated
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The success of Iceland s four-day week trial greatly overstated
It almost seems too good to be true: a major trial in Iceland shows that cutting the standard five-day week to four days for the same pay needn t cost employers a cent (or, to be accurate, a krona).
Unfortunately, it is too good to be true.
While even highly reputable media outlets such as the BBC have reported on the overwhelming success of large-scale trials of a four-day week in Iceland from 2015 to 2019, that s not actually the case.
The success of Iceland s four-day week trial has been greatly overstated zmescience.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from zmescience.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.