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Four-day work week trial a great success

More productivity, better well-being, less stress. By Casey Tonkin on Jul 08 2021 12:15 PM Print article Workers said they felt better working fewer hours. Image: Shutterstock A four-day working week may be a win-win for employees and employers alike, according to a report from the Icelandic Association for Democracy and Sustainability (ALDA). The report looked at two four-day working week trials from 2015-19 which included more than 2,500 staff from over 100 workplaces – equaling around 1.3 per cent of Iceland’s workforce. Employees had hours reduced from 40 to 36 per week with no reduction in pay. “Participating workers took on fewer hours and enjoyed greater well-being, improved work-life balance and a better cooperative spirit in the workplace,” the report said.

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Iceland trialed giving thousands of workers a 4-day workweek and saw improvements in well-being and productivity

10:24 The US used to have over 200 lesbian bars. Now only 21 are left. Many saw their workweek reduced to 35 hours from 40 without a reduction in pay and saw no real loss in productivity, according to joint analysis of the trials by the UK future-of-work think tank Autonomy and the Icelandic Association of Sustainability and Democracy. Advertisement The results add credence to the concept of a four-day working week without a significant cut in pay, which has been increasingly pushed as a remedy for improving work-life balance, boosting employee performance, and helping the environment. The trials were initiated by the Reykjavik City Council and the national government following lobbying by civil-society groups and trade unions, which claimed the nation lagged behind most of its Nordic neighbors in terms of work-life balance.

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