Chapter 1
The math of working less
Chapter 2
The global test labs
Chapter 3
What happens to our bodies
Chapter 4
The bottom line for businesses
Ch 1 · The math of working less
futura 4 Day Week Global designed the 100-80-100 formula to measure employee success by actual results instead of desk time.
BETA
futura Adjust the weekly calendar to discover how working fewer days actually boosts productivity.
futura The United States adopted the forty-hour workweek standard as national law in 1938.
Quiz
In which year did the United States officially pass the Fair Labor Standards Act, establishing the 40-hour workweek?
Quiz
Which industrialist famously introduced the five-day workweek in his factories in 1926?
Quiz
Which research organization found in 2022 that compressed workweeks can actually increase worker burnout?
Quiz
How many hours do employees typically work per day in a compressed four-day workweek?
Fun Fact
Meeting cuts: In four-day workweek trials, companies often cut meeting times by 50% to save hours.
futura Cutting Meeting Clutter
We cut the meeting short and let the clock unwind, To get our Fridays back and leave the stress behind.
Quiz
Which common workplace habit is frequently shortened or eliminated to save time during four-day trials?
Quiz
What percentage of employees in the 2022 UK pilot reported finding new efficiency gains to shorten their workweek?
Glossary
productivity (noun)
The effectiveness of productive effort, especially in industry, as measured in terms of the rate of output per unit of input. During the 2022 British pilot, participating companies saw their average revenue rise by a mere 1.4 percent.
The effectiveness of productive effort, especially in industry, as measured in terms of the rate of output per unit of input. During the 2022 British pilot, participating companies saw their average revenue rise by a mere 1.4 percent.