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A 2026 study tracked 15 companies on a four-day work week. Zero reported lost productivity. Here's what the research reveals.

In the wake of the pandemic-induced upheaval, the words of Sallie Krawcheck, CEO of Ellevest, still echo loudly: the pre-pandemic work culture wasn't built to accommodate everyone, especially not ...

Working practices in the construction industry have been labeled a relic of a bygone era—64% of employees work more than 50 hours per week. Long working hours can pose significant risks to people's ...

Samsung ordered its executives to report to the office six days per week after the company posted its worst earnings in more than a decade. The South Korean tech giant — which makes memory chips, ...

It sounds like a dream for many people currently working five days a week: how about just doing four days and having a long weekend? When the weekends feel too short and the pressure of holding down a ...

A four-day work week can lead to happier and more productive, dedicated employees, a new global study found. Workers at companies that instituted a four-day work week—essentially working 80% of their ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. It's the start of the first full work week of 2025. While some are keen ...

In a 1930 essay, British economist John Maynard Keynes predicted that in 100 years time, technological advances would have displaced so much human labour that people would be working 15-hour weeks – ...

When the pandemic came to an end, many people who had been working from home assumed they would be allowed to maintain that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of coworkers celebrates. The folks in the “Land Down Under” say nope. A new study conducted among 15 Australian companies ...