Working four days instead of five for the same salary may sound too good to be true - but is it? The 4-day work week campaign has been getting steady traction since the first small trials 5 years ago. Several large-scale trials across multiple countries have now tested the ‘work arrangement of the future’, with many more underway. We explain where the idea for dropping a workday first came from, dig into the results of the trials for employee wellbeing, productivity, and earnings, then discuss whether we may see the 4-day work week becoming the new normal any time soon.

📊 Key research studies we discussed:

• Report on the first 4-day week trial (New Zealand, 2019)
• Report on the largest-to-date trial (UK, 2023)
• Report on the largest North American trial (USA, 2023)
• Full repository of research by 4 Day Week Global

📚 Books and other resources [please note that none of the below are formally affiliated with Getting Brighter]:

• The 4 Day Week Global campaign
• The 4 Day Week UK-based campaign
• Time Magazine names 4 Day Week Global one of top 100 most influential companies of 2023
• 4-day week employers and job directories: https://www.4dayweek.co.uk/employers, https://fourdayweek.co.uk, https://4dayweek.io/companies/uk

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We thank the South West Doctoral Training Partnership for supporting this podcast and Rhannan Lacey for audio recording, videography, and production.