Tag 4-day workweek

How to Actually Execute a 4-Day Workweek

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by  Coming out of the pandemic, the conversation about flexible work has largely focused on whether employees should return to the office — and how often. A third of U.S. workers who can do their jobs remotely now do so all the time. LinkedIn research shows that in May 2023, nearly one in nine U.S. job postings offered remote work, 13% of postings were hybrid, and 66% of applications were for remote and hybrid roles. A CEO told me that by putting the word “remote or hybrid” into the job description, the number of job applicants tripled. But a potential new disruption looms: We’re…

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4-Day Workweek Gains Traction

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By Lin Grensing-Pophal for HR Daily Advisor If there’s one thing the pandemic experience has contributed to, it’s employees’ demand for more flexibility and work/life balance. Hybrid work is becoming more common, but so is another flexible concept: the 4-day workweek. It’s an idea that has been gaining traction globally, and it holds a lot of advantages not just for employees but also for employers. And, it’s an idea that has slowly gained traction over the past several decades. A Continued Push to Shorten the Workweek Henry Ford is generally credited with being one of the first to acknowledge employees’ need…

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How to Implement a 4-Day Workweek–According to 1 Business That Successfully Made the Change

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BY SARAH LYNCH for INC In 2022, Jake Kurtz was burned out. But as the CEO and founder of his own social media management agency, Brick Media in Tampa, he realized that he had the power to make a change in the way he and his company worked. That led him to test run a four-day workweek. He'd come across studies supporting the success of four-day workweek pilot programs: In one U.K. study, 92 percent of companies that tested a four-day workweek planned to continue with the schedule. Once an employee fantasy, the shortened workweek has gained serious traction, with small businesses leading adoption. Kurtz thought: Why not give it a try?  …

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