The math of working less
The global test labs
What happens to our bodies
The bottom line for businesses
futura Balance office hours to discover how a four-day workweek affects real-world productivity.
futura Australia's Four-Day Workweek
Four days of work for the same full pay, keeping every bit of our output.
futura Following a trial with 2,500 workers, 86 percent of Iceland's working population now has the right to work fewer hours.
What percentage of Iceland's workforce now has the right to work fewer hours thanks to these trials?
Approximately how many workers participated in Iceland's groundbreaking workweek trials between 2015 and 2019?
futura Giving twenty-three hundred employees Fridays off tested the real-world impact of shorter workweeks
In what year did Microsoft Japan conduct its famous Work-Life Choice Challenge trial?
By what percentage did productivity jump during Microsoft Japan's 2019 four-day workweek trial?
Global reach: Four-day workweek trials have now been conducted across six continents, from South Africa to Brazil.
How many companies participated in the United Kingdom's massive 2022 four-day workweek pilot?
What percentage of the UK companies chose to keep the four-day schedule after the pilot ended?
An island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, known for its volcanic landscape and hot springs. Between 2015 and 2019, this nation pioneered the world's largest trial of shortened weekly working hours.
By what percentage did employee absenteeism drop during Unilever's New Zealand trial?
Which consumer goods giant expanded its four-day workweek trial from New Zealand to Australia?