Studies across hundreds of businesses and nonprofits switching to four-day-week pilot programs show that working one day less every week with no reduction in pay results in reduced burnout, better mental health, and improvements in physical health.
Organizations saw excellent results in performance metrics such as revenue, absenteeism, and resignations — less than 10% decided to discontinue the four-day week. Companies appear to be able to maintain 100% of their performance despite 20% less time at the workplace. The most common productivity hack used by companies was to cut down on meetings.
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• TLDR. (2025, June 3). TLDR Newsletter. https://a.tldrnewsletter.com/web-version?ep=1&lc=f5cb7e17-003d-11ed-9258-0241b9615763&p=a5797562-4054-11f0-a706-bff77af8d31b&pt=campaign&t=1748948034&s=957af4a5260ff075379359c88f38734368315b29992830cc54a30b1288172e2f
• B. Schor, J. (2025, May 29). Of course workers want a four-day week. Companies should too. Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/workplace/of-course-workers-want-a-four-day-week-companies-should-too-0837a0a1?st=nmPfYi&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink