An Australian council has agreed in principle to a four-day work week, with employees receiving 100 per cent of five-day ...

Billionaire tech CEOs promise shorter weeks thanks to AI—but IWG’s Mark Dixon says automation won’t free time, it’ll just ...

If passed, the four-day work week pilot will last two to four years and be run by the Department of Labor.

A Washington state lawmaker has proposed to shorten the traditional workweek from 40 hours to 32 hours for many people across ...

The trial compared nearly 3,000 employees at 141 businesses and organizations who adopted a four-day work week with nearly 300 employees at 12 companies who stuck with a five-day schedule. The study ...

LONDON -- Thousands of UK workers are starting a four-day work week from Monday with no cut to their pay in the largest trial of its kind. The pilot, which will last for six months, involves 3,300 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Balance. The concept of a 4-day workweek isn’t new, but with the ...

Staff at one local authority are doing fewer hours for the same pay. How is it working out?

As we publish our final column of 2026, we dedicate this column to our late friend and colleague, Jenny Kaplan, whose guidance and generosity shaped our work for nearly a decade. Jenny coached us ...

The Netherlands has quietly shown how a four-day working week can boost wellbeing without denting output. Pilot studies in ...

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has warned that automation will make many tasks obsolete in the coming years. Meanwhile ...