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The one-sided results showed 8 in 10 full-time workers want a four-day workweek instead of the usual five-day week. The top reasons workers cite for favoring a four-day workweek in the survey, as ...
Getty Images By Richard Eisenberg My Labor Day blog post, "It's High Time for the 4-Day Work Week," seems to have struck a nerve. A flock of tweets responding to the post said things like "way ...
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The five-day workweek is a cultural norm; the result of early 1900s union advocacy to reduce the six-day workweek, which led to the invention of the weekend.In the early 20th century, when the average work week in developed nations was reduced from around 60 to 40 hours, it was expected that further decreases would occur over time.
In the 1970s, most of the UK's electricity was produced by coal-burning power stations. [8] To reduce electricity consumption, and thus conserve coal stocks, the Conservative Prime Minister, Edward Heath, announced a number of measures under the Fuel and Electricity (Control) Act 1973 on 13 December 1973, including the Three-Day Work Order, which came into force at midnight on 31 December.
4 Days, 40 Hours is a 1971 book by Riva Poor reporting on a "revolution in work and leisure" from a rearranged work week with four days of 10 hours each. [1] In some cases, the book claims, companies can increase production and profit while giving employees more time off. [2] [3]
Nearly one-third (30%) of large US companies are exploring new work schedule shifts such as four-day or four-and-a-half-day workweeks, according to a KPMG survey of CEOs released this week.